Office-Based Needle Arthroscopy: A Standardized Diagnostic Approach to the Shoulder

Matthew C Daggett; Blake Stepanovich; Brian Geraghty; Andrew Meyers; Joseph Whetstone; Adnan Saithna

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2019.12.003

Office-Based Needle Arthroscopy: A Standardized Diagnostic Approach to the Shoulder

Arthrosc Tech. 2020 Apr 23;9(4):e521-e525. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2019.12.003. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

Matthew C Daggett¹, Blake Stepanovich¹, Brian Geraghty¹, Andrew Meyers¹, Joseph Whetstone¹, Adnan Saithna¹

Affiliation

¹ Kansas City University, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.

Abstract

In-office needle arthroscopy offers the potential advantage of reduced injury to intervention time, without the need for advanced imaging. It is particularly appropriate for those with contraindications to advanced imaging and also may reduce the risk of incorrect diagnoses in those situations in which imaging is associated with low sensitivity/specificity. The purpose of this article is to provide a standardized diagnostic approach to needle arthroscopy of the shoulder.