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Outpatient arthroscopy of the knee under local anaesthesia

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Arthroscopy of the knee was carried out under local anaesthesia in 313 outpatients, with arthroscopic surgery in 81. The procedure had to be abandoned because of apprehension in only 0.9%. With increasing experience, the number of arthroscopic meniscectomies increased from 5% to 64% of the lesions found. The method was particularly valuable in the assessment of patello-femoral pain since dynamic evaluation of patellar alignment, and the localisation of sensitive structures by palpation, was possible. The method is a safe, reliable and inexpensive alternative to the use of spinal or general anaesthesia for arthroscopy.

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Une arthroscopie du genou a été pratiquée sous anesthésie locale chez 313 malades externes. Quatre-vingt-un ont bénéficié d'une chirurgie sous arthroscopie. Le procédé a dû être abandonné en raison de l'appréhension chez seulement 0.9% d'entre eux. Avec une expérience accrue, le nombre des méniscectomies sous arthroscopie est passé de 5 à 64% des lésions découvertes. La méthode a été particulièrement valable dans l'évaluation de la douleur fémoro-patellaire. Une étude dynamique de l'alignement rotulien et la localisation des structures douloureuses par palpation a été possible. La méthode est sûre et fiable. C'est une alternative peu coûteuse à l'utilisation de l'anesthésie rachidienne ou générale.

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Fruensgaard, S., Johannsen, H.V. Outpatient arthroscopy of the knee under local anaesthesia. International Orthopaedics 14, 37–40 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00183362

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