Internal closure of portals in shoulder arthroscopy.
Arthroscopic cannulas may be up to 9 mm in diameter and leave a large defect in the capsule. There is concern that this may compromise the structural integrity of the capsule, and, therefore, we close our portal sites using the following method.
Payne
Rebecca
R
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St. Heliers Hospital, Carshalton, London, England. becky_payne@hotmail.com
Patel
Vipul R
VR
D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000601:surgery*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques