Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint in which an examination and, at times, treatment of damage is performed using an arthroscope, an endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision. Arthroscopic procedures can be performed during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
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Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage is performed using an arthroscope, an endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision.
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Professor Kenji Takagi in Tokyo has traditionally been credited with performing the first arthroscopic examination of a knee joint, in 1919.
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Who performed the first arthroscopic examination of a knee?
Kenji Takagi in Tokyo, in 1919.
Professor Kenji Takagi in Tokyo has traditionally been credited with performing the first arthroscopic examination of a knee joint, in 1919.
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