Joint Preservation Surgery

The most common conservative surgery is arthroscopy. In these circumstances, clearance of all pain mediators in the knee may be indicated. This would involve removing the irritated synovial membrane, loosening scar tissue and contractures, removing problematic bone spurs, and attempting to improve the patient's movement at the patellofemoral and tibial-femoral joints. Specifically, this would involve mobilizing the patella and attempting to regain full extension of the knee.