Arthroscopic Surgery Home Arthroscopic surgery is not new. It already has a history. Invented as an invasive diagnostic method, arthroscopic surgery grew up to be a very important technique used by most orthopedic physicians. As everything it is not a panacea but a powerful tool in treatment of joint diseases with its advantages and disadvantages.
Arthroscopic surgery is performed by an arthroscopic team in an operating room.
The main instrument in arthroscopic surgery is the arthroscop. It is a complicated optic system assembled in a metal tube. The diameter of the tube is usually 4 mm. The video image of the joint received by the optic system is transferred by the fibrooptic cable and viewed on the TV monitor. This image can be recorded on a video tape.