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ducting arthroscopic procedures that let physicians examine, treat and even reconstruct joints in a minimally invasive manner. This often leaves patients with rapid recovery times — and outpatient facilities with the ability to do many cases. Perhaps more than any other form of surgery, arthroscopy requires you to stay up-to-date on the latest products and technologies that are shaping an ever-changing field. With that goal, here are 5 advances that have made arthroscopy more safe, effective and efficient in recent years. 1 High-def imaging By now, surgical facility leaders are starting to see the many bene- fits of the quality afforded to them through 4K imaging. While stan- dard high-definition no doubt offers quality imaging, there's a major difference when you make the leap to 4K. You can identify pathology, get specific measurements, treat conditions and perform arthroscopic surgery with greater clarity with the aid of 4K. With this technology, it's the subtle differences in neighboring anatomy that can have a major impact on the sur- gery you're performing. The better the image, the easi- er it is for me to see and treat a patient. If I don't have to dis- cern where a cartilage defect begins or ends or where the anatomical landmark is for a lig- ament I'm reconstructing, I can operate much more efficiently — and expediently. The new arthroscopic imaging systems J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 9 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 9 1 • FAST FIXATION Hand and wrist knotless suture anchors. Arthrex

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