What is arthroscopic surgery? Meniscus injury make this operation, can you have effect?

An arthroscope is a rod-like optical instrument with a diameter of 5mm to observe the internal structure of a joint. It is an endoscope used by doctors to diagnose and treat joint diseases. Introduced in the 1970s, an arthroscope has a lens attached to the end of a thin tube that is inserted into a joint. The structure of the joint is displayed on a monitor. Therefore, the structure inside the joint can be directly observed. Arthroscopic surgery involves cutting a number of chopstick-sized or smaller holes (5 to 10 mm) into the skin, inserting cameras and surgical instruments into the joints, and operating under the supervision of a monitor by a doctor to diagnose and treat various joint diseases. At present, the joints that can be treated abroad include: knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow, wrist, jaw, hip, metacarpophalangeal, and even thoracic and lumbar joints. Arthroscopic surgery can treat all kinds of inflammation in the joint. Such as osteoarthritis synovitis, traumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculous arthritis, suppurative arthritis, exfoliative osteochondritis, and synovial chondromatosis; Patellar softening; Osteopathy (bone spurs), loose body, synovial crevasse, joint disorders, meniscus injury, joint capsule adhesion, various intra-articular fractures, joint adhesion and joint mobility restriction, various arthralgia of unknown cause. Compared with arthrotomy, arthroscopic surgery has the following advantages: (1) small incision without infection and minimal skin scar. (2) The surgical trauma is small, the operation is safe, can be repeated operation, does not affect the joint after other operations. (3) A single arthroscopy can be used to treat a variety of diseases at the same time, such as joint debridement and synovial corrugectomy in knee surgery. (4) Wide indication, it is suitable for a variety of lesions in the joint. Few contraindications, such as poor physical conditions can not perform conventional surgery, but not necessarily contraindicated arthroscopic surgery.