If you have received a knee injury, you might be wondering what your treatment options are. Arthroscopic knee surgery can provide you with a highly effective way of treating knee injuries and knee pain. Wondering how it works? Here’s a little more information on this treatment option.
What Is Arthroscopic Surgery?
When you get an injury, especially in a joint like your knee, it’s important to find the most effective treatment and the one that will help get you mobile again. Depending on your injury and its severity, a surgical procedure might be the best option for you.
That said, surgeries can often be very invasive. One of the benefits of arthroscopic surgery is that it offers a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgical options. It can offer you a highly effective way to treat painful knee injuries, and is often used for joint replacements.
What Happens When You Get Arthroscopic Surgery?
This type of surgery is one of Dr. Tchejeyan‘s preferred treatment options for knee injuries. This is because it is highly effective at treating things like patellar misalignment, ACL and PCL tears, and torn cartilage. It is minimally invasive and healing time is fast and easy.
When you receive this treatment, a small incision will be made in your knee. A tiny camera will then be inserted, and the surgeon will use the images provided by the camera to guide very small surgical instruments to repair the damage that’s been done to your knee because of the injury.
What Happens After Arthroscopic Surgery?
One of the reasons why many surgeons, including Dr. Tchejeyan, love this surgical option so much is because its healing time is extremely quick. Because only a small incision needs to be made rather than the large one necessary for open surgery, your knee will heal quickly after the operation.
You will still need to be mindful of your knee and your injury after the surgery is performed. Dr. Tchejeyan will provide you with full instructions for taking care of your knee after your surgery. You may also need to do some physical therapy to heal effectively and restore mobility as quickly as possible.
Who Should Get Arthroscopic Surgery?
This surgery is a great option for patients who have knee injuries like torn cartilage, torn ligaments, misalignment, and other conditions.It can provide a highly effective way of treating knee pain.
This procedure works best for people whose injuries have not responded to non-surgical treatments but who also don’t want to go through open surgery that might do more harm than good. When you visit our clinic, Dr. Tchejeyan will help determine if this could be the most effective treatment option for your diagnosis.
Knee injuries can be incredibly challenging to deal with. But there are lots of great treatment options for those struggling with these types of injuries, including arthroscopic surgery. If you’re wondering if this treatment might be right for you, call TJN Ortho today.
