Keyhole surgery

Keyhole surgery is surgery performed with thin instruments through two or more tiny cuts, or portals.

arthroscopy
arthroscopy view of normal cartilage

 

Keyhole surgery of a joint is called arthroscopy

The word 'arthro' implies 'joint', so arthroscopy is keyhole surgery where one uses narrow instruments to look into a joint via a tiny incision or portal, and the image is relayed onto a monitor in front of the surgeon's head.

Synonyms: 
Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic surgery
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Related Content

Diagnostic Arthroscopy

This course gives one an overview of the anatomy of the knee as the surgeon sees it during arthroscopy. The reader will get an idea of how the surgeon's view inside the knee is dependent upon the positioning of the portals and instruments.

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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS

Arthroscopic proficiency: methods in evaluating competency. Hodgins JL and Veillette C. BMC Med Educ. 2013; 13: 61.

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