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Technology will Save our Minds and BodiesHeather Pritchett
Introduction
Arthroscopic Surgery
Devices that are used
Why you may need the surgery
Pros
Cons
MRI
Pros & Cons
X-Rays
Pros & Cons
Conclusion
References
Arthroscopic Surgery- A surgical procedure done by
orthopaedic surgeons
- Used to visualize, diagnose, and treat problems inside a joint
- arthroscopy comes from two Greek words, "arthro" (joint) and "skopein" (to look). It literally means "to look within the joint.
Devices• The technological devices they use
are:
• Arthroscope
• Miniature television camera (which is attached to the arthroscope)
Why you may need Arthroscopic Surgery
Most arthroscopic surgeries are done on the shoulder, knee, wrist, and elbow
Surgery is done to get loose bodies like bone or cartilage out, help repair tears or help with carpal tunnel syndrome
Pros• Home within the same day
• Less painful
• Small incisions
• Cheaper
• Less tissue trauma
• Quicker recovery
Cons• Bleeding in joint
• Infection
• Damage to nerves
• Instruments may break inside
• Blood clots
MRI• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI)
• Device that is used to help get an idea if Arthroscopic surgery needs to be performed
• Allows you to get a look at tissues inside the body and not just the bones
• MRI uses a strong magnetic field and radio frequency signals to create the picture
Pros
• Can get a full image inside
• Effective
• Little to No side effects
• Can diagnose strokes in their earliest stages and see soft tissue masses ect.
Cons
• Long process can take 30min to up to 2 hours
• Machine is loud
• Uncomfortable
• People with pacemakers or metal in their body can not have an MRI
X-Rays• Uses electromagnetic radiation to
create images
• Used to use film to record the image.
• Body appears light or dark because of Calcium in your bones. The Calcium absorbs the X-rays that is why they appear more than tissue.
Pros
Fast
Painless
Easy
Exposer to radiation is small that it isn’t harmful
Exposer to radiation
Can be expensive
Doesn’t show tissue mainly bones
Cons
Conclusion
All of these different technologies help each other out. Most of them have a positive result. With x-rays they see the basic then MRIs are the next step up. Without these imaging systems people would go into surgeries and the doctors would be just exploring trying to figure out the problem maybe taking more time then need or can cause problems by poking something. With out these technologies we wouldn’t be as advanced in the medical knowledge that we have today.
References
Shiel W.C. Jr. MD, FACP, FACR (2013). Arthroscopy. MedicineNet.com Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/arthroscopy/article.htm
The Hospital for Sick Children(2012). Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Sick Kids. Retrieved from http://www.sickkids.ca/DiagnosticImaging/What-we-do/MRI/Index.html
Unknown Author. (2010, May). Arthroscopy. Orthroinfo. Retrieved from
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00109
Unknown Author (2011 January 7). Arthroscopy. WebMD. Retrieved from http://arthritis.webmd.com/arthroscopy-surgical-procedure
Unknown Author. (2013, March 3). X-rays. Medline Plus. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/xrays.html