Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Ali, Imran Manzoor, Usman Sarwar, Shaukat Rabbani.
Role of Arthroscopy in Early Management and Diagnosis of Knee Pain.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(3):1167-9.

Aim: To determine the results of knee arthroscopy for painful knee conditions for early diagnosis and immediate intervention if required. Study Design: Prospective study Place and duration of study : Department of Orthopedics and traumatology Shalamar Teaching Hospital Lahore , from March 2009 to August 2015 . Methods: Two hundred (200) patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected. One hundred and thirty (130) were male patients and seventy (70) were female. Average age of the patient in this study was 35 (ranging from 2 to 75 years). All these patients had thorough examination and basic investigations were done. A clinical diagnosis was established. MRI was done only in younger age group. Most of these patients were operated as a day case except for septic arthritis because they needed prolong IV antibiotics and some repeat wash out. Results: Arthroscopy results in patients with undiagnosed knee pain were good in majority of cases. Most patients returned to their previous functions and mobility except those who had ACL injury with pivot shift test positive. These patients were treated with bone tendon bone arthroscopic assisted ACL reconstruction. Conclusion: Knee Arthroscopy is found to be invaluable for early diagnosis and treatment in patients with undiagnosed knee pain.

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