title: The mini vent technique: a simple method to facilitate accurate secondary portal placement in shoulder arthroscopy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Sports and Arthroscopic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China. dkhyip@hku.hk
authors.forename: Daniel Kwok Hing
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: James K F
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Jimmy W K
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: 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*