Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine is one of the sub-speciality of orthopedic treatment that covers physical fitness as well as the diagnosis, mitigation, and prevention of sports- and exercise-related injuries. Sports medicine mostly deals with maintaining physical health through early prevention of injuries, recovery, and overall enhancement of the body. In a nutshell, Orthopedic sports medicine involves the study, preservation, and restoration of all musculoskeletal system structures impacted by athletic activity using medical, surgical, and rehabilitative procedures.

A sports medicine program has advantages that are not just for professional athletes. Bone and Joints provides you with a complete diagnosis, treatment, and preventative fitness center, regardless of whether you are a student-athlete, fitness enthusiast, or simply enjoy sports as a pastime.

Sports injuries frequently affect the ankle, knee, elbow, and shoulder and may be brought on by acute trauma or overuse brought on by cumulative minor injuries to the same area. Shoulder separations or dislocations, rotator cuff tears, and tennis elbow are a few disorders that affects the shoulder and elbow. ACL tears, meniscal tears, damaged cartilage, and ruptured Achilles' tendons are a few of the most prevalent disorders affecting the knee and ankle.

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Within the sports medicine specialization, frequent surgical and nonsurgical treatments include:

Knee, shoulder, ankle and hip
Joint injections
ACL reconstruction
PCL reconstruction
Meniscus repair
Meniscectomy
Internal fixation
External fixation
PRP injection
Surgical and non-surgical fracture repair

Arthroplasty
Cartilage restoration
Reduction
Tendon repair
Rotator cuff repair
Knee, hip, and shoulder replacement

Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy is a surgical operation conducted by an orthopedic specialist to examine, identity and tissues inside a joint. As arthroscopy is a minor procedure, patients can have a same-day discharge. The procedure is often recommended by specialists if you have joint inflammation, an injury, or long-term joint damage.

Arthroscopy is carried out by orthopedic surgeons to view the inside of the joints, making it possible for medical professionals to identify and treat a joint problem. Different arthroscopy procedures address various joint and ligament issues.

Types of Arthroscopy :

As there are different types of joints in the human body and not all of them are the same. The process of arthroscopy also differs. The different types of arthroscopy are:

Elbow arthroscopy.
Foot and ankle arthroscopy.
Hand and wrist arthroscopy.
Hip arthroscopy.
Knee arthroscopy.
Shoulder arthroscopy.

When is Arthroscopy Performed?

Arthroscopy is carried out by an orthopedic specialist following a thorough review of your medical history, examination and usually an MRI. Our bones, cartilage ligaments, muscles, and tendons are equally vulnerable to diseases and injuries as other organs. Often minor injuries that we ignore are known for causing difficulties later on in life. Arthroscopy is also conducted to examine and treat :

Pain in knees and other injuries like anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tears and meniscal tears
Torn tendons, ligaments, and cartilage
Arthritis
Recurrent shoulder dislocated, frozen shoulder & impingement of shoulder joint
Rotator Cuff tears
Discomfort in wrists such as wrist arthritis, ganglion cysts

What happens during arthroscopy?

As arthrosocpy is a mini-invasive procedure, patietns can be discharged early as compared to conventional surgery. The surgery is conducted under anesthesia and the duration or process varies depending on the type of surgery.

During arthroscopy, the orthopedic surgeon will create a couple of incisions, slightly bigger than the standard-size pencil diameter in the operative region. Through a hole, an arthroscope (operative camera) is inserted which sends the images to a screen/monitor outside. Through the other hole, the hand instruments are inserted, and the surgeon performs the surgery looking at the monitor instead of looking at the operative part of the body on the tendons, ligaments and joints.

What are the Advantages of Arthroscopy?

Being a minimally invasive surgery, arthroscopy has many advantages when compared to other forms of orthopedic surgery. Some pros of having arthroscopy are:

The patients are discharged early as compared to conventional surgery (usually the next day)
As the incision is small, recovery doesn’t take long
Reduced pain
Minimal loss of blood and scarring

Is there any risk in Arthroscopy?

Arthroscopy is a relatively safe procedure and the risks involved are also limited. Risks and complications that may arise following the arthroscopy are:

Allergies in response to anesthesia
Scarring or damage to surrounding tissue or nerves
Swelling
Clotting of blood for example Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Internal infections.
Fever
Rare complications do occur and it's better to contact your orthopedic specialist as soon as possible.

Any joint can undergo arthroscopy. The knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, hip, or wrist are the most common areas where arthroscopy is conducted. While arthroscopy is not a complicated surgery, it is always better to have your health looked up by an experienced orthopedic surgeon.

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