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The Early Development of Arthroscopy

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Arthroscopy was first reported by Severin Nordentoft in Denmark in 1912. However, it was the Japanese surgeons Kenji Takagi and Masaki Watanabe who developed the arthroscopic equipment and techniques that transformed arthroscopy from an unreliable fragile device that provided a dim view of the joint to now be an advanced therapeutic procedure.

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  1. Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Andrew Baker

  2. Hillelson-Whipple Clinic, Richmond, VA, USA

    Terry L. Whipple

  3. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Terry L. Whipple

  4. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Terry L. Whipple

  5. Orthopaedic Research of Virginia, Richmond, VA, USA

    Terry L. Whipple

  6. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Gary G. Poehling

  7. Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Gregory I. Bain

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India

    Deepak N. Bhatia

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Gregory I. Bain

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Gary G. Poehling

  4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Benjamin R. Graves

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Baker, A., Whipple, T.L., Poehling, G.G., Bain, G.I. (2022). The Early Development of Arthroscopy. In: Bhatia, D.N., Bain, G.I., Poehling, G.G., Graves, B.R. (eds) Arthroscopy and Endoscopy of the Elbow, Wrist and Hand. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79423-1_1

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