Technology will save our minds and bodies

Technology will Save our Minds and BodiesHeather Pritchett

Introduction

Arthroscopic Surgery

Devices that are used

Why you may need the surgery

Pros

Cons

MRI

Pros & Cons

X-Rays

Pros & Cons

Conclusion

References

Arthroscopic Surgery- A surgical procedure done by

orthopaedic surgeons

- Used to visualize, diagnose, and treat problems inside a joint

- arthroscopy comes from two Greek words, "arthro" (joint) and "skopein" (to look). It literally means "to look within the joint.

Devices• The technological devices they use

are:

• Arthroscope

• Miniature television camera (which is attached to the arthroscope)

Why you may need Arthroscopic Surgery

Most arthroscopic surgeries are done on the shoulder, knee, wrist, and elbow

Surgery is done to get loose bodies like bone or cartilage out, help repair tears or help with carpal tunnel syndrome

Pros• Home within the same day

• Less painful

• Small incisions

• Cheaper

• Less tissue trauma

• Quicker recovery

Cons• Bleeding in joint

• Infection

• Damage to nerves

• Instruments may break inside

• Blood clots

MRI• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

(MRI)

• Device that is used to help get an idea if Arthroscopic surgery needs to be performed

• Allows you to get a look at tissues inside the body and not just the bones

• MRI uses a strong magnetic field and radio frequency signals to create the picture

Pros

• Can get a full image inside

• Effective

• Little to No side effects

• Can diagnose strokes in their earliest stages and see soft tissue masses ect.

Cons

• Long process can take 30min to up to 2 hours

• Machine is loud

• Uncomfortable

• People with pacemakers or metal in their body can not have an MRI

X-Rays• Uses electromagnetic radiation to

create images

• Used to use film to record the image.

• Body appears light or dark because of Calcium in your bones. The Calcium absorbs the X-rays that is why they appear more than tissue.

Pros

Fast

Painless

Easy

Exposer to radiation is small that it isn’t harmful

Exposer to radiation

Can be expensive

Doesn’t show tissue mainly bones

Cons

Conclusion

All of these different technologies help each other out. Most of them have a positive result. With x-rays they see the basic then MRIs are the next step up. Without these imaging systems people would go into surgeries and the doctors would be just exploring trying to figure out the problem maybe taking more time then need or can cause problems by poking something. With out these technologies we wouldn’t be as advanced in the medical knowledge that we have today.

References

Shiel W.C. Jr. MD, FACP, FACR (2013). Arthroscopy. MedicineNet.com Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/arthroscopy/article.htm

The Hospital for Sick Children(2012). Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Sick Kids. Retrieved from http://www.sickkids.ca/DiagnosticImaging/What-we-do/MRI/Index.html

Unknown Author. (2010, May). Arthroscopy. Orthroinfo. Retrieved from

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00109

Unknown Author (2011 January 7). Arthroscopy. WebMD. Retrieved from http://arthritis.webmd.com/arthroscopy-surgical-procedure

Unknown Author. (2013, March 3). X-rays. Medline Plus. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/xrays.html