The mini vent technique: a simple method to facilitate accurate secondary portal placement in shoulder arthroscopy.
Accurate portal placement is crucial in diagnostic and therapeutic shoulder arthroscopy. However, knowledge of anatomy and surgical principles may not be enough. Placement of a second portal is often hindered by a small amount of bleeding. Our technique easily rectifies this frequent problem by using a simple mini-vent.
Yip
Daniel Kwok Hing
DK
Division of Sports and Arthroscopic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China. dkhyip@hku.hk
Kong
James K F
JK
Wong
Jimmy W K
JW
D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*