Methods: A total of 50 patients were candidate for
arthrotomy surgery aged 18-60 years were divided randomly into two groups.
Miller CW, Presnell KR: Examination of the canine stifle: arthroscopy versus
arthrotomy.
Procedures can be done on a day case basis, and in general are more readily accepted by patients than an in-patient
arthrotomy, thus facilitating earlier intervention.
A clinical evaluation of
arthrotomy and eminectomy for internal derangement of temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
Treatment of early septic arthritis of the hip in children: comparison of results of open
arthrotomy versus arthroscopic drainage.
Likewise, the database did not include a number of specialty procedures performed at the medical center--such as the possibility of knee arthroscopy converting to an
arthrotomy, for instance.
In the second stage of the procedure, a patch of healthy periosteum is harvested from the femur; then the defect is radically debrided and an
arthrotomy is done.
Ankle distraction is often done in conjunction with arthroscopy or
arthrotomy - the distraction treatment unloads the ankle helping to promote cartilage regeneration.
Operative procedures involved midline skin incision with medial parapatellar
arthrotomy.
2) The
arthrotomy extended into the quadriceps tendon 6-8 cm above the upper pole of the patella.
She underwent total knee arthroplasty of the right knee, using a standard ventral midline incision, medial
arthrotomy, and placement of both cemented femoral and tibial and patellar components.
