title: Three irrigation systems for motorized arthroscopic surgery: a comparative experimental and clinical study.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare experimentally and clinically three types of irrigation systems for arthroscopic suction surgery. A joint model was used in the experimental part of the study. It was found that a combination of inflow from a volume pump with extra gravity inflow through a separate cannula gave results comparable to those with more sophisticated automatic pumps. Clinically, none of the systems provided protection from high-pressure peaks during rapid movements of the knee joint. It was also found that the pressure differed in the superior and posteromedial compartments of the knee during rapid movement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Regional Hospital, Orebro, Sweden.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dolk
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Augustini
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008961:Models, Structural; D013396:Suction; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation*