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Editorial Commentary: Raising the Osmolarity of Arthroscopic Irrigating Solutions May Be Chondroprotective: We Must
1Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Abstract:
The irrigation of joints during arthroscopic procedures typically uses a non-physiological solution. This replaces the natural synovial fluid and rapidly subjects the connective tissues to an alien hypo-osmotic environment in which cartilage cells are far more sensitive to iatrogenic injury. Raising the osmolarity of the irrigating solution may be a simple, safe, and effective chondroprotective strategy.
