title: Operative arthroscopy under local anaesthetic.
abstract: Forty-six patients requiring arthroscopic surgery following diagnostic arthroscopy under local anaesthetic infiltration had this tried under the same anaesthetic (four patients had to be converted to a general anaesthetic to complete the procedure). Local infiltration provides good anaesthesia for arthroscopic surgery, except in those with an acutely locked knee or a painful collateral ligament.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Buckley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011318:Prilocaine
chemical_list: D011318:Prilocaine