Editorial Commentary: What You See Is What You Get—Is In-Office Needle Arthroscopy Ready for Prime Time?
Publication Date
2019
Journal Title
Arthroscopy
Abstract
© 2019 Arthroscopy Association of North America In-office needle arthroscopy (IONA) has been around for many years, and technological improvements in image fidelity, patient convenience and access to care, and medical economics have resulted in renewed interest in this diagnostic tool. Patients could be well served by an immediate diagnosis of their joint pathology at the initial office encounter. A limitation of the current literature is that for research purposes, studies comparing IONA with diagnostic surgical arthroscopy and/or magnetic resonance imaging have been performed in the operating room—not the office setting. In addition, IONA is limited to intra-articular evaluation. IONA has been shown to be accurate and cost-effective, and future adoption of this modality seems promising.
Volume Number
35
Issue Number
9
Pages
2722 - 2723
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Orthopedic Surgery
PMID
DOI
10.1016/j.arthro.2019.06.032