{"id":11223,"date":"2023-07-13T19:18:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T19:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icatme.com\/?page_id=11223"},"modified":"2025-01-16T19:29:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T19:29:38","slug":"arthroscopic-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icatme.com\/en\/medical-units\/unit-of-foot-and-ankle\/arthroscopic-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11223\" class=\"elementor elementor-11223 elementor-5631\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2230d2 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a2230d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e37e794\" data-id=\"e37e794\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b2b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68b2b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_laptop&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-009b7f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"009b7f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87fe6fd\" data-id=\"87fe6fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_laptop&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2756ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2756ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arthroscopic surgery is a minimally invasive technique that, thanks to an arthroscope (camera), allows us to operate inside the joint while visualizing the procedure in real-time, without the need to open the joint. This surgery is performed through 2 or 4 incisions of less than 1 cm.<\/p><p>This technique enables us to examine or repair tissues in the ankle (tendons, ligaments, bones, cartilage) and treat conditions that would otherwise be challenging due to limited access. Additionally, it avoids large incisions, reducing wound-related complications typically associated with traditional surgical approaches.<\/p><p>Ankle and foot arthroscopy requires a high level of surgical precision and must be performed by sub-specialized surgeons.<\/p><p>We promote the use of arthroscopy for all foot and ankle conditions that can benefit from this minimally invasive technique.<\/p><p>This approach reduces postoperative pain and recovery time, providing patients with the best therapeutic option to achieve optimal outcomes in each case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1965d57\" data-id=\"1965d57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_laptop&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c05863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c05863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cirugia-artroscopica-unidad-de-pie-y-tobilo-icatpie-de-icatme.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11225\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cirugia-artroscopica-unidad-de-pie-y-tobilo-icatpie-de-icatme.jpg 884w, https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cirugia-artroscopica-unidad-de-pie-y-tobilo-icatpie-de-icatme-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cirugia-artroscopica-unidad-de-pie-y-tobilo-icatpie-de-icatme-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2ced2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac2ced2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Posterior ankle arthroscopy<\/strong><\/p><p>The accompanying image shows a moment during surgery. Markings for the portals are visible, ensuring no damage to critical structures such as the Achilles tendon or sural nerve. On the left, we see the surgeon&#8217;s view on a monitor during the arthroscopy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-12bfadf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12bfadf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d188a3f\" data-id=\"d188a3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_laptop&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd6ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdd6ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Conditions Treatable with Arthroscopy:<\/h3><ul><li>Chronic ankle instability<\/li><li>Osteochondral lesions<\/li><li>Tendinopathies<\/li><li>Assistance in trauma-related conditions, whether to improve reduction in acute fractures or to resolve complications such as joint stiffness<\/li><li>Joint fusion surgery (arthrodesis)<\/li><li>Other conditions, such as posterior ankle impingement, anterior or posterior ankle &#8220;impingement&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d58d16\" data-id=\"9d58d16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_laptop&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae82019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae82019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cirugia-artroscopica-unidad-de-pie-y-tobilo-icatpie-de-icatme.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11225\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cirugia-artroscopica-unidad-de-pie-y-tobilo-icatpie-de-icatme.jpg 884w, https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cirugia-artroscopica-unidad-de-pie-y-tobilo-icatpie-de-icatme-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cirugia-artroscopica-unidad-de-pie-y-tobilo-icatpie-de-icatme-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1bdc32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1bdc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Anterior ankle arthroscopy<\/h3><p>On the left, we observe the most critical step in preparing for arthroscopy: marking the portals, identifying the safest areas to insert the camera and instruments to avoid damaging critical structures like tendons or nerves. On the right, we see a moment during surgery. The camera is inserted through the rightmost portal, while instruments are introduced through the left portal to operate inside the ankle joint.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a63791b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a63791b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d25a25c\" data-id=\"d25a25c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73beff elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"f73beff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2591\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2591\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Chronic ankle instability<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2591\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2591\"><p>Chronic ankle instability is a condition caused by a ligament injury.<\/p><p><a class=\"button-read-more elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" style=\"margin-top: 15px; display: block; fill: #ffffff; color: #ffffff; background-color: var(--e-global-color-3b2d537 ); border-radius: 50px;\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/en\/medical-units\/unit-of-foot-and-ankle\/arthroscopic-surgery\/chronic-ankle-instability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/><span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2592\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2592\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Osteochondral lesion<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2592\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2592\"><p>Osteochondral lesions are joint injuries affecting a portion of cartilage and subchondral bone (bone beneath the cartilage) surrounded by healthy tissue. These injuries frequently affect the ankle, disrupting the normal function of the joint.<\/p><p><a class=\"button-read-more elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" style=\"margin-top: 15px; display: block; fill: #ffffff; color: #ffffff; background-color: var(--e-global-color-3b2d537 ); border-radius: 50px;\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/en\/medical-units\/unit-of-foot-and-ankle\/arthroscopic-surgery\/osteochondral-lesions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/><span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2593\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2593\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Achilles tendon injuries (tendinopathies and ruptures)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2593\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2593\"><p>The Achilles tendon is responsible for transmitting the contraction force of the gastrocnemius (internal and external) and soleus muscles.<\/p><p><a class=\"button-read-more elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" style=\"margin-top: 15px; display: block; fill: #ffffff; color: #ffffff; background-color: var(--e-global-color-3b2d537 ); border-radius: 50px;\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/en\/medical-units\/unit-of-foot-and-ankle\/arthroscopic-surgery\/achilles-tendon-injuries-tendinopathies-and-ruptures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2594\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2594\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Tendinopathies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2594\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2594\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"60e23631-404d-4350-bc44-e59d33d1b0f9\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"72f4e355-9434-4890-8922-49949e89e2dd\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><p>Tendinopathies occur when a tendon suffers from overuse, triggering an inflammatory process from which it cannot recover. Two types of factors contribute to this condition: mechanical (overuse) and biological (lack of repair).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><a class=\"button-read-more elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" style=\"margin-top: 15px; display: block; fill: #ffffff; color: #ffffff; background-color: var(--e-global-color-3b2d537 ); border-radius: 50px;\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/en\/medical-units\/unit-of-foot-and-ankle\/arthroscopic-surgery\/tendinopathies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/><span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hand, Elbow, and Microsurgery Unit Specialists in hand, wrist, elbow, microsurgery, minimally invasive surgery, sports medicine, and congenital\/child hand conditions. 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