0 a type of surgery in which a very small hole is made in a person's body in order to look at a joint using a special instrument and sometimes to repair the joint at the same time: --
From a patient's perspective, diagnostic or therapeutic arthroscopies are virtually identical: both are typically day-case procedures involving similar recovery periods.
For most studies, however, the threshold was approximately 20% to 30% of averted arthroscopies.
The cost-effectiveness ratio was calculated by comparing the incremental cost in dollars to the incremental effectiveness, measured as the number of arthroscopies prevented.
The decision analysis hinged on the estimate of the probability of potentially avoidable arthroscopies.
Influence of magnetic resonance imaging on a knee arthroscopy waiting list.
We used data from a cohort of patients undergoing arthroscopy of the knee.
Quality of life and complications from arthroscopy were not included in our analysis.
One hundred sixteen patients (48%) were scheduled for arthroscopy.
