Evaluation of arthroscopy and macroscopic scoring.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive technique for retrieving synovial biopsies in rheumatology during the past 20 years. Vital for its use is continual evaluation of its safety and efficacy. Important for sampling is the fact of intraarticular variation for synovial markers. For microscopic measurements scoring systems have been developed and validated, but for macroscopic evaluations there is a need for further comprehensive description and validation of equivalent scoring systems.

Methods

We studied the complication rate and yield of arthroscopies performed at our clinic between 1998 and 2005. We also created and evaluated a macroscopic score set of instructions for synovitis.

Results

Of 408 procedures, we had two major and one minor complication; two h

SUBMITTER: af Klint E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2714131 | biostudies-literature | 2009

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature