Indications for Arthroscopy in the Canine Patient

JOINT	INDICATIONS
SHOULDER	Osteochondral lesions (OCD, articular fractures, fractures of the border of the glenoid) Subluxation of the shoulder Evaluation of shoulder luxations Biceps tendon lesions: tendinitis, partial or complete tears Tenosynovitis of the biceps tendon Synovial biopsies Articular mice Septic arthritis Lesions of the glenoid labrum Tendinitis, rupture of the subscapular muscle tendon
ELBOW	Excision of the fragmented coronoid process OCD of the humeral condyle Treatment of arthritis of the elbow Treatment of the nonunion of the anconeal process Excision of articular mice Synovectomy Articular trauma Septic arthritis Elbow pain of unknown origin
KNEE	Preoperative evaluation of torn cruciate ligaments The stable osteoarthritic noninflammatory stifle Lesions of the common digital extensor Lesions of the popliteal ligament Partial tear of the LCA Postoperative evaluation of cruciate ligament repair Differentiation between torn caudal cruciate ligament versus cranial cruciate ligament Cartilaginous lesions (fractures, OCD) Diagnosis of lesions associated with traumatic tears of the cruciate ligament Septic arthritis Synovial biopsies (polyarthritis, synovitis) Articular tumors
HIP	Labral lesions Mice Articular trauma Preoperative evaluation of hip dysplasia brefore triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO) Postoperative evaluation of TPO Postoperative evaluation of treatment of hip luxations and fractures Degenerative joint disease Septic arthritis Osteochondromatosis Tear of the ligament of the femoral head
CARPUS	Cartilage fractures Carpal fractures without displacement (distal radius, radial carpial bone) Carpal trauma Synovial biopsies Septic arthritis
TARSUS	Excision of OCD fragments of the talus Tarsal arthritis Tarsocrural instability