Arthroscopy

When a person suffers a potential injury they must be diagnosed by a qualified healthcare professional prior to deciding on an intervention to correct the tear. There are many different methods of diagnosis: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), arthroscopy and clinical tests. There are three clinical tests that are commonly used which are the pivot-shift test, drawer, and Lachman’s test. The patient’s socioeconomic status, prior level of function, and desired…

removal of loose bodies; plicectomy, and three compartment synovectomy on 02/25/16. Based on the medical report dated 07/06/16 by Dr. Keinman, the patient complains of right knee pain which has almost completely resolved, since undergoing his arthroscopy. He reports that his pre-operative symptoms have almost completely resolved and he only has mild residual pain on long periods of ambulation on certain movements, which…

Insight to Shoulder Surgery Shoulder is the most flexible joint in the human body. It enables you to place and rotate your arm in various positions. However, its flexibility is exactly what makes shoulder prone to instability and injury. Age is another important factor that may cause problems to the shoulder. Such problems usually include disease, arthritis and other injuries. Since this is a very important part of your body, you certainly wish to treat is with care. So when your shoulder…

DOI: 2/18/2014. The patient is a 54-year-old male carpenter who sustained a work-related injury to his left knee when he slipped and fell. The patient is status post left knee arthroscopy, partial lateral meniscectomy, chondroplasty of the patella and lateral tibial plateau on 04/04/14 and a left knee arthroscopy, partial medial meniscectomy, partial lateral meniscectomy, removal of loose body and chondroplasty of medial femoral condyle and lateral tibial plateau on 08/28/2015. Per medical…

meniscal tear, cervical spine sprain, right shoulder sprain, and right wrist and hand sprain. She is status post right knee arthroscopic sub-total lateral meniscectomy, chondroplasty of lateral femoral condyle, limited synovectomy, and diagnostic arthroscopy with placement of pain pump and application of Bledsoe brace on 05/17/13. MRI of the right knee obtained on 11/20/15 showed an increased signal in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus, which reflects internal degeneration. Osteochondral…

DOI: 12/27/2011. The patient is a 50-year-old female home attendant who sustained a work-related injury to her left arm, bilateral knees, left rib, and back, when she tripped and fell on a broken sidewalk while walking with her client. She had a left shoulder arthroscopic surgery on 4/30/2015. Per OMNI, she appears to have attended at least 16 PT visits from 5/14/15 to 6/29/15. Based on the latest medical report dated 12/16/15, the patient complains of left shoulder pain. She has been diagnosed…

visits for the right shoulder. Per the panel QME report dated 11/04/15, the patient is not yet at maximum medical improvement (MMI). She is still severely symptomatic and needs further treatment. She is an appropriate candidate for a right shoulder arthroscopy with post-operative course of PT. Based on the medical report dated 05/09/16 by Dr. Yu, the patient complains of persistent right shoulder pain. Pain is 7-9/10 with overhead activity. On examination of the right shoulder, flexion is…

What is an Arthroscopy? One year ago, I asked myself that question, as I was getting ready to have knee surgery. Furthermore, after research I found that an Arthroscopy is a procedure that allows doctors to look at your cartilage, joints, or other tissues through a small incision using a viewing tool called a scope. The scope has a light source and a video camera attached to it. Furthermore, a procedure like this can happen in many places, but the most common are done on a knee, shoulder, or…

What is Arthroscopy? Today I am going to be going into depth about arthroscopic knee surgery, and to be more specific what a medical assistant must do in order to help the doctor run the operation smoothly. Arthroscopic knee surgery is the most common orthopedic procedure done in the United States so far. Arthroscopy is considered to be a surgical procedure done by an orthopedic doctor /surgeon, which they examine the internal structure of a joint and all of its’ components. It is considered to…

includes weight reduction; her obesity contributes to the symptoms. Per the medical report dated 10/27/15, the patient complained of left knee pain. She has a history of 2 previous left knee injuries from 2002 to 2008, for which she was treated with arthroscopy on occasions. She has had no injection therapy in the past and she describes…