Portal

A portal in the knee is the small cut made by the surgeon during arthroscopy, to allow the passage of the instruments.

keyhole surgery training model showing the portals
Standard portals marked on an arthroscopy training model.
Synonyms: 
Keyholes
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Related Content

The value of the suprapatellar portal

Part 8 of a course on Diagnostic Arthroscopy by Dr (Mr) Angus Strover.

That critical first portal (part 4 of a course on Diagnostic Arthroscopy)

Part 4 of a course on Diagnostic Arthroscopy by Dr (Mr) Angus Strover of London Sports Orthopaedics in the UK.

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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FORUM DISCUSSIONS

Portal problems.

Portal Not Healing.

Remove arthroscopic portal "lumps" of scar tissue?

CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS

Arthroscopic removal of loose bodies using the accessory portals in the difficult locations of the knee: a case series and technical note. Chen B, Chen L, Chen H, Yang X, Tie K and Wang H. J Orthop Surg Res. 2018; 13: 258.