You should wear loose fitting and comfortable clothes for a knee arthroscopy such as baggy shorts, baggy gym shorts.
Before the knee arthroscopy you should remove any jewelry including any body piercings and do not wear makeup.
The success rate of arthroscopic knee surgery is over 90 percent and it's a minimally invasive technique of making repairs to the knee ligament or meniscus.
Arthroscopic knee surgery does not require a hospital stay unless you have any complications which is rare.
You don't have to stay in the hospital after an arthroscopy unless you have any complications.
Most people who have had an arthroscopy will be able to leave the hospital and go home the same day of the arthroscopy surgery.
Things you should not do before a knee arthroscopy are eat or drinking anything after midnight on the night before the knee arthroscopy.
The fasting before the knee arthroscopy helps reduce the nausea that is sometimes caused by the anesthesia.
Also before the knee arthroscopy you should try to avoid any bruising, poison ivy, cuts, sunburns, abrasions, infections or other trauma to the knee.
Things you should avoid after knee arthroscopy are alcohol, driving, operating machinery or making important business or personal decisions for the first 24 hours following the arthroscopy procedure.
You should rest on the day of the knee arthroscopy surgery and you may feel dizzy, lightheaded or sleepy for at least 24 hours or sometimes longer.
After a knee arthroscopy you will have to be off work for up to 1 to 2 weeks if you have a low impact job and for heavy work you will have to be off work for 3 months to 6 months after the knee arthroscopy.
Most times you're not put to sleep for knee arthroscopy and the surgeon uses local anesthesia which means your knee is only numb.
However you can ask for general anesthesia where you're put to sleep for the knee arthroscopy if you prefer. .
You can also be numb from the waist down by being given regional anesthesia.
The average age for knee arthroscopy is around 65 years of age.
Most knee replacement surgery is performed in elders who have severe arthritis and those under the age of 50 are considered young and are asked to wait until the age of 65 to have knee arthroscopy done.
A Knee arthroscopy is a type of surgery that is done to check for problems, using a tiny camera to see inside your knee.
Other medical instruments may also be inserted to repair your knee during the knee arthroscopy.
The knee is a complex joint made up of the distal end of the femur (femoral condyles) and the proximal end of the tibia (tibial plateau).
The recovery from knee arthroscopy takes on average of 6 weeks.
If your doctor repaired damaged tissue, recovery will take longer.
You may have to limit your activity until your knee strength and movement are back to normal.
You may also be in a physical rehabilitation (rehab) program.
Common arthroscopic procedures for the knee include: Partial meniscectomy (removal of the meniscus), repair of a torn meniscus, or meniscus transplantation.
Reconstruction of a torn anterior cruciate ligament or posterior cruciate ligament. Removal of inflamed synovial tissue.
The knee arthroscopy 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.
After the knee arthroscopy you can start with some gentle exercise, such as walking.
This may feel a little uncomfortable at first.
After a week or two, you may be able to go for longer walks, swim or have a gentle cycle.
Don't do any high-impact exercises, such as running, for at least six weeks.
Pain is quite common, most often in the area where you had pain before surgery, in the soft tissues below the knee cap, over the arthroscopy wounds and occasionally the whole knee.
The pain settles usually within two to three weeks, but may take upwards of six weeks.
Swelling in the whole knee up to six weeks.