''Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery'' is a

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that was established in 1985 and covers research on the clinical practice of

arthroscopic Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic or keyhole surgery) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage is performed using an arthroscope, an endoscope that is inserted into the jo ...

and

minimally invasive surgery Minimally invasive procedures (also known as minimally invasive surgeries) encompass surgical techniques that limit the size of incisions needed, thereby reducing wound healing time, associated pain, and risk of infection. Surgery by definition ...

, a subspecialty of

orthopedic surgery Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

. It is the official journal of the

Arthroscopy Association of North America The Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) is an Accredited Council for Continuing Medical Education approved organization which exists to promote, encourage, support and foster through continuing medical education functions, the developm ...

. The initiative in establishing the journal was taken by Imran sheikh and the first

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was S. Ward Casscells, who was succeeded in 1992 by Gary G. Poehling. In 2014 James H. Lubowitz succeeded the retiring Dr. Poehling.Casscells SW. A new journal. ''Arthroscopy'' 1985;1:1 ''Arthroscopy Techniques'' is an

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online companion journal publishing peer-reviewed techniques videos.

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The journal is abstracted and indexed by

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, Web of Science, and

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References

External links

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''Arthroscopy Techniques'' - companion page to Journal website
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