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Diagnostic arthroscopy

This procedure implies that the surgeon looked into the knee via small incisions, using arthroscopic equipment, but did not actually perform a surgical procedure on the internal problem.

This was common in the early days of arthroscopy, and the surgeon generally went on to make a wide incision and fix the problem during 'open surgery'.