title: Use of the 70° arthroscope for improved visualization with common arthroscopic procedures.
abstract: The vast majority of common arthroscopic procedures are performed with a 30° arthroscope for visualization. Although the 70° arthroscope has been described for a myriad of applications, its utility has recently been forgotten. We have explored the use of the 70° arthroscope for a myriad of arthroscopic procedures and identified a number of circumstances in which it offers superior visualization to a 30° arthroscope. These procedures include arthroscopic shoulder stabilization, distal clavicle resection, acromioclavicular joint reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, elbow arthroscopy, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, arthroscopy of the posterior knee compartments, hip arthroscopy, and subdeltoid shoulder arthroscopy.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. bedia@hss.edu
authors.forename: Asheesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bedi
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dines
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dines
authors.forename: Bryan T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Altchek
authors.forename: Answorth A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D020679:Arthroscopes; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods; D002968:Clavicle / Q000601:surgery; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery