Extravasation a number of types of endoscopic surgery, such as minimally invasive orthopedic surgery, i.e. arthroscopy, TURP (trans-urethral resection of the prostate) and TCRE (trans-cervical resection of the endometrium). In arthroscopy, fluid under pressure is used to inflate and distend a joint and make a working surgical space. Arthroscopy is typically performed on shoulder and knee joints; however, hip arthroscopy is becoming more popular. Arthroscopy is done by making surgical portals or puncture wounds into the joint. A surgical instrument called an arthroscope is used to introduce irrigation fluid under pressure to distend the joint. The arthroscope includes a small (typically
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