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Knee Arthroscopy

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, arthroscopic surgery became popular, especially in the sports world, as fiber-optic technology enabled surgeons to see inside the body using a small telescope, called an arthroscope. During knee arthroscopy, the surgeon makes an incision about the width of a straw tip in the knee joint and inserts the arthroscope, which contains both lenses and a light source. A camera outside the joint captures this image and relays it to a monitor, enabling the surgeon to inspect the joint and locate the source of pain or injury, particularly those causes that might have been missed using an X-ray or MRI. Then, using instruments inserted through other small openings, or portals, the surgeon repairs the injury.

Thanks to ongoing improvements made by technology leaders like Smith & Nephew, arthroscopic surgery is now accessible to more people than just professional athletes.