RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Complications of knee arthroscopy performed by rheumatologists.
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 1871
OP 1873
VO 28
IS 8
A1 S Wollaston
A1 P Brion
A1 A Kumar
A1 D Klashman
A1 K Kalunian
YR 2001
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/8/1871.abstract
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.