When a patient sustains an injury to his joint ( knee or shoulder). the ligaments and the cartilage can be affected in various ways.
Some of the injuries don’t heal and end up with a mechanical symptom of locking and instability. these injuries are usually diagnosed with an MRI scan and sometimes we need to address it by arthroscopic surgery to repair or reconstruct the torn ligament or cartilage .it is a simple procedure of entering a lens of 2-4 mm through a 5 mm incision , the lens is connected to a camera that is attached to an external monitor and a DVD recorder to see clearly inside the joint, and a similar incision is made for introduction of fine tools that helps the surgeon to accomplish his work