Traumatic Arthrotomy is a deep laceration which violates the knee joint capsule and thereby provides a direct line of communication between the external environment and your knee joint.
An arthrotomy knee is a deep laceration which violates the knee joint capsule and thereby provides a direct line of communication between the external environment and your knee joint.
An arthrotomy is also a surgical exploration of a joint, which should include inspection of the cartilage, intra-articular structures, joint capsule, and ligaments.
Arthrotomy is a minor surgery and is done on an outpatient basis, which means you can go home the same day.
Your doctor may recommend it if you have inflammation in a joint, have injured a joint, or have damaged a joint over time. You can have arthroscopy on any joint.
The SLT has been considered the test of choice for evaluation of traumatic arthrotomy for more than 40 years.
This test involves inserting a needle into the joint space away from the traumatic wound.
Sterile saline is then injected, and the wound is observed for fluid extravasation.
Traumatic arthropathy is due to an injury to the joint that caused bleeding, swelling and/or distension of the joint.
The injury results in joint disease due to the formation of adhesions between the tissue covering the articular cartilage and fibrous ankylosis.
ACL injuries are one of the most common types of knee injuries and account for about 40 percent of all sports-related injuries.
An ACL injury can range from a small tear in the ligament to a severe injury –when the ligament completely tears or becomes separated from the bone itself.
Post-traumatic arthritis is a condition triggered by an acute joint trauma that can lead to osteoarthritis or chronic inflammatory arthropathies.
Knee injuries that require surgery are.
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries.
Meniscus injuries.
Articular cartilage injuries.
Patella injuries.