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Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic surgery) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage of the interior of a joint is performed using an arthroscope, a type of endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision. Arthroscopic procedures can be performed either to evaluate or to treat many orthopaedic conditions including torn floating cartilage, torn surface cartilage, ACL reconstruction, and trimming damaged cartilage.

UCSF researchers urge more convincing placebos in psychedelic trials

UC San Francisco researchers are weighing in on one of the biggest challenges in psychedelic science, arguing that clinical trials need more convincing placebo treatments to better measure the drugs' true effects.

16 Sep 2026

Study identifies risk factors for readmissions after shoulder replacement surgeries

Shoulder replacement is the third most common joint-replacement surgery in the U.S. and is likely to become more common as the population ages, according to Penn State researchers.

17 Mar 2026

Exercise shows minimal short-term benefit for osteoarthritis

The effectiveness of exercise therapy to ease the symptoms of osteoarthritis is likely minimal, short lived, and probably no better than no treatment at all, suggests an overarching (umbrella) systematic review and pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal RMD Open.

17 Feb 2026

New surgical device revolutionizes hip arthroscopy procedures

There's a new tool in the hands of surgeons making waves through the world of hip arthroscopy.

12 Nov 2025

AI will soon have a say in approving or denying Medicare treatments

Taking a page from the private insurance industry's playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the federal government by denying care to Medicare patients.

25 Sep 2025

5 takeaways from health insurers’ new pledge to improve prior authorization

Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers' practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S. insurers agreed Monday to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system.

24 Jun 2025

Study reveals osteochondritis risk in children undergoing knee surgery

Growing pains are common in maturing children, but sometimes this growth can be irregular and cause injury. Discoid lateral meniscus (DLM), a misshapen knee cartilage, is one such occurrence that can degenerate into osteochondritis dissecans, a joint disorder where the bone and joint begin to separate from the rest of the bones.

8 Oct 2024

Surgical methods and outcomes of anterolateral augmentation for skeletally immature patients

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have increased in recent decades among children. Because re-injuries after ACL reconstruction are higher in children compared with adults, anterolateral augmentation procedures may reduce re-injury rates after ACL reconstruction in youth.

6 Mar 2024

Meniscal coverage offers clue to painful discoid lateral meniscus

With all of the fantastic imaging techniques available in healthcare today, clinicians are capable of diagnosing tissue and joint deformities using non-invasive imaging with remarkable accuracy.

7 Feb 2024

UCSF appoints renowned surgeon and researcher Dr. Benjamin Ma as chair of orthopedic surgery

Benjamin Ma, MD, a highly regarded orthopedic surgeon and advanced imaging researcher, has been appointed as chair of the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Ma will assume his new role on January 1, 2024.

25 Dec 2023

Delaying ACL surgery in children linked to higher risk of new knee injuries

A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of medical records concludes that delaying surgical treatment of the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in some children is associated with a higher risk of new tears in the meniscus and cartilage after the initial injury to the ligament, which helps join the thigh bone to the shin bone.

10 Oct 2023

NYU Langone expands orthopedic program in Suffolk County, adds 23 providers and 4 practices

Expanding its award-winning health network on Long Island, NYU Langone Health has doubled its orthopedic program in Suffolk County, adding 23 providers and 4 practices, including its first location in Stony Brook.

9 Aug 2023

Primary arthroscopy provides positive long-term outcomes for young adults with borderline hip dysplasia

For young adults with borderline hip dysplasia (BHD), primary arthroscopy provides positive long-term outcomes, improving symptoms and function while avoiding the need for hip replacement surgery in most cases, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

3 May 2023

Magnetic resonance imaging can reliably establish measurements for ACL footprint

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can reliably establish measurements for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) "footprints" that are critical to the placement of grafts for reconstruction surgery, UT Southwestern researchers report.

10 Nov 2022

Research could lead to better postoperative care for patients who need shoulder arthroplasty revisions

The most common bacterial infection to occur after revision shoulder arthroplasty surgery can be diagnosed more accurately by considering how quickly samples of the microbe grow in hospital labs and the level of bacteria that grows, a study partly performed at UT Southwestern shows.

31 Oct 2022

Marijuana-dependent patients may face higher infection rates following knee and shoulder arthroscopy

Patients who are dependent on marijuana may face higher infection rates following knee and shoulder arthroscopy - a minimally invasive surgery in which a small camera is inserted to diagnose and sometimes treat injury - according to a study presented at the Scientific Forum of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2022.

17 Oct 2022

Orthopedic surgery patients can recover just as well without using opioid-based painkillers

Patients can recover from orthopedic surgery just as well without using opioid-based painkillers, says a McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association.

5 Oct 2022

Risk factors associated with shoulder surgery are low, but some need further surgery within a year

Rates of serious complications associated with shoulder surgery are low, but one in 26 patients need further surgery within a year, finds a study in The BMJ today.

7 Jul 2022

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality care with recent expansions

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality primary and specialty care with recent expansions on Long Island and in Brooklyn and southeast Florida.

28 Jun 2022

Study: More than two-thirds of the patients recover from knee replacement without opioids

A retrospective case series study led by Dr. Vinod Dasa, Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that more than two-thirds of the patients who underwent total knee replacement did not need opioids for postoperative pain.

25 Mar 2022