title: A new technique for establishing and maintaining an anteromedial knee portal.
abstract: Precise placement of the anteromedial portal is critical to the safety and efficacy of knee arthroscopy. Our described technique establishes and maintains a properly placed portal with minimal capsular violation using a needle arthrotomy and the outer shaver barrel as a cannula. This technique has the dual benefit of optimizing instrument access to the knee without large portal arthrotomies and reducing postoperative pain and swelling by minimizing fluid extravasation.
authors: Lake Orthopaedic Associates, Willoughby, OH, USA. empdps@hotmail.com
authors: Eric M
authors: EM
authors: Parsons
authors: James V
authors: JV
authors: Bono
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome