Hip arthroscopy may be recommended if painful hip condition doesnot respond to non surgical treatment.
Hip arthroscopy may relieve painful symptoms of many problems that damage the labrum, articular cartilage or other soft tissue, surrounding the joint.
Although this damage can result from an injury, other orthopaedic conditions can leads to these problems includes :
Femoro acetabular impingement(FAI)
Dysplasia
Snapping hip Syndrone
Synovitis
Loose bodies
Hip joint infection
ANKLE ARTHROSCOPY
Arthroscopy can be used to diagnose and treat different discorders of the ankle joint. The list of problems that can be treated with this technology is constantly evolving and includes :
Ankle arthritis
Ankle Fractures
Ankle instability
Anterior ankle impingement
Arthrofibrosis
Infection
Loose bodies
Osteochondral Defect (OCD)
Posterior ankle impingement
Synoritis
Unexplained ankle pain
WRIST ARTHROSCOPY
Diagnostic arthroscopy might be used if it is not clear what is causing wrist pain. It is also used if wrist pain continuous for several months despite nonsurgical treatment. Wrist arthroscopy can be used to treat a number of conditions of the wrist :
Chronic wrist pain
Wrist fractures
Ganglion custs
Ligament / TFCC tears
Carpal Tunnel release
ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY
Elbow arthroscopy might be done if painful elbow condition that does not respond to nonsurgical treatment.
Treatment of tennis elbow
Removal of loose bodies (loose cartilage or bone fragments)
Release of scar tissue to improve range of motion
Treatment of osteoarthritis
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Treatment of osteochondritis dessicaus (OCD)
There are several elbow surgical treatments that are currently most effective when done as an open procedure. These include surgeries to :
