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What is an arthroscope?

What is an arthroscope? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (medicine) A form of endoscope used in arthroscopy
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The arthroscope also enables a joint to be washed out easily, and this in itself may be valuable.
When Parker couldn't practice today, the Giants decided to do an arthroscope on the knee.
Light is then transmitted through fiber optics to provide illumination, and the surgeon is able to see the interior of the joint by attaching a miniature television camera to the lens of the arthroscope.
When the surgery is complete, your surgeon removes the arthroscope and any other instruments and flushes the joint with a saline solution.
A television camera attached to the arthroscope allows the surgeon to see and work with great accuracy.
Arthroscopy uses an optical instrument called 4mm arthroscope that is inserted into the joint through the skin by a very small incision of 5 mm.

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