[Experience in therapeutic-diagnostic arthroscopy of the knee joint in ambulatory care]

The authors analyse the experience of ambulatory observations of 126 patients with functional disturbances of knee joint with application of arthroscopy, which was carried out with local anesthesia for diagnostic as well as for curative purposes. On the basis of the obtained results the authors make conclusion about high practical value of the given method, that finds expression in decrease of psychosomatic stress of a patient, reduction of social expenses for carrying out arthroscopy as well as in the possibility of immediate transition from diagnostic examination to surgical intervention.