What happens during arthroscopic surgery?
Every procedure is different. However, arthroscopic surgery usually follows this process:
You will receive general, local, or spinal anesthesia.
A small incision will be made in your skin.
The arthroscope is inserted through the incision.
Other cuts can be made for other small gripping, probing or cutting tools.
Light is transmitted through an optical fiber at the end of the arthroscope.
Information from inside the joint is transferred to the screen.
Corrective surgery can be performed during the first diagnostic procedure if necessary.
Bandages or dressings may be applied to cuts.
Minor puncture wounds caused by the arthroscope and instruments may take several days to weeks to heal.
Recovery time varies. However, most arthroscopic surgeries are performed on an outpatient basis. This means you can go home a few hours after surgery. Some people return to their normal activities after a few days or weeks. Athletes and others in good health can return to sports after a few weeks under the care of a healthcare provider.

The doctor may recommend shoulder arthroscopy if you have a painful condition that does not respond to nonsurgical treatment. Nonsurgical treatment includes rest, physical therapy, and medications or injections that can reduce inflammation and allow injured tissue to heal.

Inflammation is one of your body's normal responses to injury or illness. In a damaged or diseased shoulder joint, inflammation causes swelling, pain and stiffness.

Injury, overuse, and aging-related wear and tear are the causes of most shoulder problems. Shoulder arthroscopy can relieve painful symptoms of many problems that affect the rotator cuffs, tendons, labrum, articular cartilage, and other soft tissues surrounding the joint.

Common arthroscopic procedures are:
Rotator cuff repair
Removal or repair of labrum
Ligament repair
Removal of inflamed tissue or loose cartilage
Repair of recurrent shoulder dislocation

Less commonly performed nerves can also free nerves from removal. However, some surgical procedures, such as shoulder replacements, require open surgery with wider incisions.


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