title: Use of a sheathed knife in hip arthroscopy.
abstract: Use of a sheathed knife to enter the hip joint during arthroscopy is described. It is a safe alternative to a sharp trochar, because the blade is only deployed after its position is verified with imaging.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Research Laboratory, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Skaggs
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Grelsamer
mesh_terms: D020679:Arthroscopes; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments