Dr (Mr) Angus Strover
Retired knee surgeon
Degrees: FRCS
Particular expertise: ACL reconstruction, ACL revision, Meniscal transplantation, Meniscal repair, Multi-ligament reconstruction
Location: ex London, United Kingdom
Mr Strover is now retired.
Contributions
Commonly missed problems
Knee surgeon, Angus Strover, offers an overview of things that can be missed during routine diagnostic arthroscopy.
The value of the suprapatellar portal
Successful arthroscopic surgery dictates that the surgeon view the joint from more than one angle.<
Plicae
Plical folds of the lining of the knee joint are often dismissed causes of knee pain.
A system of examination from the standard portals
A failure to introduce the arthroscopic camera and instrumentation properly may leave the surgeon totally disorientated.
Progressing to two hands
In arthroscopic surgery two hands are needed to 'triangulate' the instruments within the field of view, so that the one hand can shine the camera light on the view while the other operate the instruments.