Arthroscopy

What is an Arthroscopy? One year ago, I asked myself that question, as I was getting ready to have knee surgery. Furthermore, after research I found that an Arthroscopy is a procedure that allows doctors to look at your cartilage, joints, or other tissues through a small incision using a viewing tool called a scope. The scope has a light source and a video camera attached to it. Furthermore, a procedure like this can happen in many places, but the most common are done on a knee, shoulder, or…

includes weight reduction; her obesity contributes to the symptoms. Per the medical report dated 10/27/15, the patient complained of left knee pain. She has a history of 2 previous left knee injuries from 2002 to 2008, for which she was treated with arthroscopy on occasions. She has had no injection therapy in the past and she describes…

What is Arthroscopy? Today I am going to be going into depth about arthroscopic knee surgery, and to be more specific what a medical assistant must do in order to help the doctor run the operation smoothly. Arthroscopic knee surgery is the most common orthopedic procedure done in the United States so far. Arthroscopy is considered to be a surgical procedure done by an orthopedic doctor /surgeon, which they examine the internal structure of a joint and all of its’ components. It is considered to…

to computer/typing duties. The patient is status post left wrist endoscopic carpal tunnel release, first dorsal compartment release, second dorsal compartment release and tenosynovectomy and arthroscopy and excision of central triangular fibrocartilage complex tear on 08/25/14 and right wrist arthroscopy and excision of central triangular fibrocartilage complex tear, carpal tunnel syndrome, first and second dorsal compartment tenosynovitis and lunotriquetral ligament partial tear on 01/25/16.…

DOI: 5/28/2012. Patient is a 64-year-old female home attendant who sustained injury when a client put her motorized wheelchair in reverse and it ran over her right foot, pushing her up against the wall. Per OMNI, she underwent a right knee arthroscopy with partial medial and lateral meniscectomy, chondroplasty, synovectomy and joint debridement on 03/18/13. Based on the progress report dated 03/03/16, the patient is currently on PT 1-2 times per week. He complains of on and off lower…

Patient is a 52-year-old male hub technician who alleges cumulative injury from 07/24/1995 to 01/09/2017 to the bilateral knees. Per OMNI entry, he was initially diagnosed with bilateral patellar tendonitis and bilateral knee sprain. Based on the medical report dated 02/02/17, the patient states since approximately June of 2015, he noticed the gradual onset of pain on his bilateral knees, which he attributes to performing his job duties which required him to sit for prolong periods of time…

Mary San Juan Hospital is in receipt of a denial letter dated December 26, 2016 for acute inpatient care provided on the above dates. The denial is based on the premise that it was medically unnecessary. However, the hospital has determined that this acute inpatient admission was warranted and supported by clinical documentation in the medical chart. The treating physician exercised their expert opinion in electing to admit this patient out of concern that his symptoms were attributed to an…

Arthroscopy is just one way of many in which orthopedic surgeons go about operating on their patients. There are numerous types of surgeries perform on patients. Common surgeries include - Fusion – a "welding" process by which bones are fused together with…

become a staple in the medical community. Eugene Corasanti began his journey in 1973 as a small private company. In 1997, CONMED bought Linvatec, Evolving from selling ECG Monitor Electrodes to being the owner of the number two worldwide producer of arthroscopy products and orthopedic powered surgical instruments.Their constant growth with innovative products have kept them a well known name among medical professionals, They have an array of devices to meet the needs of their clients. Famously,…

Objectives: This study was performed to compare the anesthesia, analgesia and hemodynamic effects of two different anesthetic techniques for knee artroscopy. Material and Methods: ASA I-II, 90 patients scheduled for arthroscopic meniscectomy were randomized into three groups. Spinal anaesthesia was performed with 7.5 mg hyperbaric bupivacaine (group S, n=30). Combined sciatic-femoral nerve block(25 ml for femoral nerve block and 15 ml for sciatic nerve block with bupivacaine or levobupivacaine)…