Arthroscopy is a surgical technique that involves the introduction of a small circular lens (2.0 to 6.0 mm in diameter) into a joint for the purpose of inspection and possible treatment. The arthroscope is an elongated tube possessing a series of lenses that allow for the magnification of structures within the joint.
Traumatic injuries also include damage to or destruction of. personal appliances, such as eyeglasses or hearing aids, when a personal injury. requiring medical services occurred. An occupational disease or illness is a condition produced by the work environment.
In physical medicine, major trauma is injury or damage to a biological organism caused by physical harm from an external source. Major trauma is also injury that can potentially lead to serious long-term outcomes like chronic pain. A traumatic injury is an injury caused by external force, but which does not rise to the level of major trauma. Traumatic injuries are distinguished from other causes of injury, such as iatrogenic injuries.