TY - JOUR T1 - Complications of knee arthroscopy performed by rheumatologists. JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1871 LP - 1873 VL - 28 IS - 8 AU - S Wollaston AU - P Brion AU - A Kumar AU - D Klashman AU - K Kalunian Y1 - 2001/08/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/8/1871.abstract N2 - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the complication rate of knee arthroscopy as performed by rheumatologists. METHODS: A prospective study of complication rate in sequential patients having knee arthroscopies performed by rheumatologists at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) over an 8 year period. RESULTS: A total of 342 knee arthroscopies were performed. There were 6 complications (1.8%), including one each of seizure, gout, portal cellulitis, ankle pain, inadequate knee drainage, and vasovagal symptoms. There was no longterm morbidity or mortality secondary to the procedures. CONCLUSION: Knee arthroscopy performed by experienced rheumatologists trained in arthroscopy has a low rate of complications, which are mostly minor. ER -