Meniscal repair or resection.
Arthoscopy medial gutter knee.
The two primary portals anterolateral and anteromedial are the workhorse portals of knee arthroscopy fig.
29881 arthroscopy knee surgical with meniscectomy medial or lateral including any meniscal shaving including debridement shaving of articular cartilage chondroplasty same or separate compartment s when performed.
Medial knee chondral surfaces and meniscus and easier use of arthroscopic instrumentation in the medial compartment.
Removal of loose bodies.
Arthroscopy is a surgical technique that can be applied to perform the following types of procedures.
Diagnostic arthroscopy is a crucial skill for diagnosing intra articular disorders of the knee including meniscal.
The sl portal is established about 2 cm superior and 2 cm lateral to the sl edge of the patella.
Acl and pcl reconstruction.
Start date may 15 2009.
Chondral defect repair including microfracture.
I d say you could bill for the lateral and medial menisectomy.
Diagnostic arthroscopy medial and lateral meniscectomies shaving chondroplasty most microfracture techniques removal of loose bodies and all inside meniscal repair as well as many others.
Arthroscopy includes visualization of the suprapatellar pouch medial gutter lateral gutter medial compart ment lateral compartment intercondylar notch and posterior medial and posterior lateral compartments.
The knee should be placed in flexion of approximately 20 to 30 and the valgus force applied to open up the medial compartment.
Synovial biopsy or synovectomy.
Inspection of the medial compartment is performed with the knee slightly flexed to allow the scope to enter the compartment over the anterior horn of the medial meniscus.
The al and am portals are established through the standard al and am soft spots standard knee arthroscopy portal sites whereas the sm portal is established 2 cm superior and 2 cm medial to the sm edge of the patella.
Md did synovectomy and chondroplasty both in patellofemeral joint.
Arthroscopy knee w lateral gutter.
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They do not place any significant neurovascular structures at risk are easy to identify and facilitate a wide variety of procedures.
May 15 2009 1 hi all just looking for some help to educate my docs.