PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - S Wollaston
AU  - P Brion
AU  - A Kumar
AU  - D Klashman
AU  - K Kalunian
TI  - Complications of knee arthroscopy performed by rheumatologists.
DP  - 2001 Aug 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 1871--1873
VI  - 28
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/8/1871.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/8/1871.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2001 Aug 01; 28
AB  - 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.