arthroscopy
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- noun
- /ɑrˈθrɒskəpi/
- Specialized
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artroscopia
- With some patients, such as one immediately following knee arthroscopy or an ankle sprain, the therapist's choice is a simple one (see Figure 8).
Examples
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However, with the advent of arthroscopy, it has become possible to address the intra-articular pathology while allowing the individual a better opportunity to return to athletics.
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Shoulder reconstruction can be performed with an open incision or by arthroscopy.
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So we feel that we can replace almost all of these arthroscopies with the procedures that we're doing.
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Classification of OA of the CMC joint can be achieved using radiographs or arthroscopy.
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With the advent of arthroscopy, the practitioner now has a less invasive alternative with lower morbidity to offer the young patient with traumatic instability.
Academic text (2003) -
When the clinical history and symptoms are consistent with a focal cartilage injury, after plain radiographs are obtained, arthroscopy may be the next indicated step.
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After 6 months, diagnostic arthroscopy showed extensive synovialitis; microbiology was positive, showing methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
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Arthroscopy now accounts for 90 percent of all arthroscopies performed in the U.S.
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Some pro football players have multiple arthroscopies, at times as many as 10.
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More than 650,000 knee arthroscopies are performed annually.
How Invasive
- Specialized
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
arthroscopy = arthroscope (opaque) = arthro + scopy
Although formed from medical combining forms ('arthro-' meaning joint + '-scopy' meaning examination), these elements are not common standalone English words and the term is technical, so a B1 learner would not reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Arthroscopy comes from Greek parts arthro- meaning 'joint' and -scopy meaning 'to look', like in telescope. So an arthroscopy is literally 'looking into a joint', which is why doctors use a small camera through a tiny cut to examine and treat the joint.