At New Milford Hospital, we specialize in shoulder, knee, ankle, elbow, and wrist arthroscopy, as well as arthroscopic carpal tunnel surgery. Before any treatment can be determined, your physician evaluates your problem. Before Surgery A nurse from One Day Surgery will review specific preoperative instructions in advance of the procedure. Your doctor will request appropriate tests. Don't eat or drink anything after midnight the night before surgery.
Smoking is discouraged.
Before the procedure begins, you will receive local, regional, general anesthesia, or a block. Arrange for someone to pick you up after surgery and to help you at home. The surgeon makes a few small incisions around the joint area. A sterile fluid is infused in one of the incisions to expand the joint. This makes it easier to see inside.