Arthroscopy advent of arthroscopy. Arthroscopic shoulder surgeries have gained momentum in the past decade. ""Keyhole surgery"" of the shoulder as it is popularly known has reduced inpatient time and rehabilitation requirements and is often a daycare procedure. Arthroscopy of the wrist is used to investigate and treat symptoms of repetitive strain injury, fractures of the wrist and torn or damaged ligaments. It can also be used to ascertain joint damage caused by wrist osteoarthritis. Many invasive spine procedures involve the removal of bone, muscle, and ligaments to access and treat problematic areas. In some cases, thoracic (mid-spine) conditions require a surgeon
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy as three relatively thin issues in 1993, its publication frequency increased gradually to the current 12 issues per year with about 300 pages per issue. The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the "Journal Citation Reports", the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 3.053, ranking it 7th out of 72 journals in the category "Orthopaedics", 9th out of 81 journals in the category "Sport Sciences", and 31st out of 198 journals in the category "Surgery". Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy The Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published in English covering orthopaedic