Table 4 Complications of arthroscopy
First author | AS (n) | Major (%) | Minor (%) | Haemarthrosis (%) | Joint infection (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sherman and colleagues [54]‡ | 2640 | 126 (4.8) | 97 (3.7) | (2.0) | (<0.5) |
Small [53]‡ | 10262 | (1.7) | 104 (1.0) | 21 (0.2) | |
Szachnowski and colleagues [78] | 335 | (1.2) | (12.8) | nd | nd |
Kuzmanova and colleagues [79] | 206 | 4 (2.0) | 15 (7.5)* | 7 (3.5) | 1 (0.5) |
Reece and colleagues [80] | 278 | 1 (0.4) | 13 (4.7) | 0 | 1 |
Wollaston and colleagues [81] | 342 | 1 (0.3) | 5 (1.5) | 0 | 0 |
Smith and colleagues [56] | 128 | nd (studied pain in conjunction with AS) | |||
Baeten and colleagues [73] | 150 | 0 | (<10) | 0 | 0 |
Gerlag and Tak [82] | >2000 | <0.3 | Â | Â | |
Kane and colleagues [55]☼ | 16532 | 237 (1.5) | 141 (0.9) | 16 (0.1) | |
af Klint (present study) | 408 | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.5) | 0 |