OPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS

PATIENT POSITIONING:supine

TOURNIQUET: thigh at 300mmHg

ANAESTHESIA:general

NERVE BLOCK:ankle and intra-articular

KIT REQUIRED:2.9 diameter 30degree viewing long

scope (linvatec quicklatch scope), Camera system (Linvatec 3CCD camera system, Linvatec IM 4000 HD camera), Pressure infusing system, padded bar, rigidly locking bracket (bar to table), small joint instruments, small joint shaver (2.9mm soft tissue resector), light weight handpiece 3.5mm shaver, small intra-articular dithermy probe.