What is Sports Surgery? It is a branch of orthopedics and traumatology that deals with injuries that occur frequently especially in sports or professional athletes. Many injuries or damages in athletes are treated by sports surgery. Sports surgery is the department of orthopedics and traumatology, in which extensive techniques are used to treat injuries in the joint, musculoskeletal systems. With sports surgery, patients are treated more quickly and effectively.
What Diseases Does Sports Surgery Deal With?
Sports surgery, deals with all diseases that may require surgical interventions related to sports injuries. There are some diseases that can occur in everyone who plays amateur or professional sports. These diseases, which are also caused by wrong actions, are as follows:
• Muscle tendon injuries
• Soft tissue and ligament traumas
• Meniscus tear
• Cartilage injuries
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• Elbow joint injuries
• knee injuries
Treatment of such diseases is performed by orthopedics and traumatology specialists. It is usually treated by arthroscopic treatment, that is, closed surgery. However, open surgery is also performed when necessary.
What are Sports Surgery Treatment Methods?
Sports activities with a high rate of activity cause many injuries in the human body. There are various treatment methods depending on the type of these injuries. In the treatment of sports injuries, there are closed surgical treatment methods, which we call arthroscopic, together with drug and injection treatments.
Sports Surgery and Arthroscopic Treatment
Not all injuries in athletes require surgical intervention. Injuries and injuries that require surgical intervention are treated with arthroscopic treatment methods used in sports surgery. Treatment methods can be provided not only by arthroscopic treatment, but also by open surgical treatment.
What is arthroscopy and how is it done?
Arthroscopy, Arthroscopy is a surgical method that enables visual examination of the inside of the joints by means of fiberoptic devices. The method of arthroscopy allows the diagnosis of injuries that occur here and makes the treatment easier. It is also expressed as looking inside the joint. The device used in this procedure is also called an arthroscope.
Arthroscopy In order to see the inside of the joint in detail according to the joint to be treated, small incisions are made on the skin as needed and the tools required for the procedure are placed into the joint. Joints are monitored on the monitor and all structures are carefully checked. Painkillers can be given to prevent pain after the arthroscopy procedure, or if there is fluid in the joint, sometimes a drain can be placed to remove it.
In Which Situations Is Arthroscopy Performed?
Knee Joint:
• Anterior and posterior cruciate ligament repairs,
• Suturing meniscus tears or removing torn meniscus pieces
• Cartilage transplants
• Detachments of cartilage
• Calcification treatment
• In the treatment of joint inflammations
• Opening movement restrictions
Shoulder:
• Opening shoulder movement restrictions
• Muscle compression and tear
• Recurrent shoulder dislocations
• Early osteoarthritis (calcification)
Ankle:
• Intra-articular fractures
• Early calcification
• With meniscoid lesion
