The design and function of electric resectoscope, consisting of arthroscopy with an electric surgical knife, is described in association with the technique of arthroscopic surgery in the knee joint of non-hemophilic patients.Arthroscopic surgery with the electric resectoscope can extend its indication to synovectomy and removal of loose bodies as well as cartilage shaving. Clinical follow-up results sug gested that this arthroscopic synovectomy demonstrated almost comparable results to those of conventional synovectomy.The advantages of arthroscopic surgery with the electric resectoscope are the following: It can perform arthroscopic surgery as well as synovectomy with resectoscope through small skin incision. It can effect intraarticular hemostasis by electrocoagulation with resectoscope. Postoperative pain is far less than the conventional synovectomy. It offers much more rapid recovery of range of motion of the joint without any manipulation post-operatively. Consequently, it shortens the period of hospitalization.None of the complications were serious except for two episodes of infection with Pseudomonas during the early practice of this technique.
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