Arthroscopy: This minimally invasive surgery method allows patients to return home the same day as their surgery and recover quickly. While some procedures still require complex surgery, arthroscopy has reduced the need for lengthy hospital stays and long recoveries. Instead of a long incision, the surgeon makes two or three tiny incisions on either side of the joint. The surgeon inserts a tiny camera with a built-in light into one of the portals. Now the surgeon can watch live images on a video monitor, looking inside the joint to find the source of the problem. The surgeon uses the second portal to insert instruments. He or she can repair torn tissue, remove fragments of bone or cartilage, and even treat bursitis and early arthritis.
ACL Reconstruction: The surgeon reconstructs the ligament using tendon grafts from your own body or from a donor. The surgery makes the knee stable again, allowing you to move on to physical therapy and return to your sport in a few months. (In some cases, a larger incision is required).
High Tibial Osteotomy: When the bones in your knee do not line up properly, your surgeon will cut and reshape the bones to relieve pain and pressure. This surgery usually is done for people with arthritis in one part of the knee. The procedure shifts your weight away from the arthritic part of the knee, so you use the healthy bone instead of the damaged part.
Knee Cartilage Repair: The surgeon makes three small incisions and uses one of several procedures to stimulate the growth of new cartilage. In some cases, when the tear or hole is very small, the surgeon will transfer healthy cartilage from one part of the joint to another to close the defect.
Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: Using arthroscopy, the surgeon places a new meniscus into your knee. The new ring of cartilage comes from a deceased donor, and it can be inserted into your knee through a tiny incision once the old, damaged meniscus is removed.
Multiple Ligament Knee Reconstruction: If you have severe damage to two or more ligaments in your knee, you will need surgery to repair the joint. Your surgeon may take tendon grafts from other parts of your body to replace torn ligaments, or the tendons may come from a donor. Your recovery will include a rehabilitation program with physical therapy.
PCL Reconstruction: As with ACL arthroscopy, the surgeon reconstructs the ligament using tendon grafts from your own body or from a donor. With physical therapy, you may return to your sport in a few months. (In some cases, a larger incision is required.)
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