| After prepping and draping the patient's extremity, the surgeon makes a stab incision and inserts the arthroscope into the knee joint through a standard inferolateral portal. |
| 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. |
| We believe this to be easier, safer, and more effective than trying to place the arthroscope sheath containing an obturator into the joint. |
| When the surgery is complete, your surgeon removes the arthroscope and any other instruments and flushes the joint with a saline solution. |
| Olson underwent an exploratory arthroscope Tuesday, which found no cartilage damage. |
| 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. |
