ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY
Minimally invasive (arthroscopic) surgery is a procedure done through a small incision in the skin that minimizes the disruption of surrounding tissue. The technology used to perform minimally invasive orthopedic procedures has undergone significant advances in recent years.
COS physicians are trained in the most advanced minimally invasive techniques. Some of the surgeries we do include:
In many cases, surgeons use two or three tiny incisions and a miniaturized camera called an arthroscope to look inside the area and guide the surgery. The benefits of minimally invasive surgery include:
Minimally invasive surgery is extremely useful in the diagnosment and treatment of many noninflammatory, inflammatory, and infectious types of arthritis as well as various injuries within the joint. View the full range of specialties provided by COS in which minimally invasive surgery may be availiable.