Ankle arthroscopy
Examination and surgery of the ankle (with key hole surgery) (e.g. for washout, removal of a cartilage or a loose body)
- Speciality Orthopaedics, Trauma
- Urgency elective, urgent, emergency
- Duration 15 min to 1 h
- Blood Loss minimal
- Anaesthesia General Anaesthetic +/- Local Anaesthetic, Spinal
- Anaesthesia II Local Anaesthetic, +/- Nerve Block
- Nerve Blocks Sciatic
- Pain mild-moderate (++)
- Post-op Pain Local up to 4-8 hours, Nerve Block up to 10-30 hours
- Post-op Pain II Tablets, Suppositories, Injection (im, iv)
- Hospital Stay Day Surgery (a few hours) to 2 days
- Full Recovery 3 to 8 weeks
- Additional Info good pain relief with local anaesthetic injection into the knee
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