Knee Arthroscopy

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the joint characterised by wear and tear leading to damage to the cartilage, damage to the meniscus, breakdown of small pieces of cartilage into joint called loose bodies and also inflammation.

there is selective role of arthroscopy in (a) early cases of Osteoarthritis (b) traumatic component of meniscal tears in a n arthritic knee (c) localised cartilage damage only

No Osteoarthritis cannot be cured definitely. It can only be controlled.