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Carrillo, however, will split some time with sophomore Linda Doyle in the early going, if for no other reason than to favor her reconstructed knee for a while...
...this year marks the return of senior Lili Pew, one of the Crimson's finest field hockey players two years ago but absent from last year's squad because of a knee injury...
Less than ten years ago, Benoit's and Retton's careers might well have been cut short by the disorder. Their knees could have required exploratory surgery just to diagnose the problem. Open-knee surgery would have meant at least a week's hospital stay and eight to twelve weeks of rehabilitation. In contrast, arthroscopy, which costs around $1,500 to $3,000, the same as open-knee surgery, necessitates at most an overnight hospital stay, and patients are usually on their feet the next...
...technique, popularized in the U.S. in the 1970s after a Japanese surgeon perfected the arthroscope, is increasingly being used for repairs to the shoulder and elbow. But the fact that arthroscopy now accounts for 90% of all knee surgery in the U.S. is proof of its major application. Dr. James Nicholas, director of the Lenox Hill Institute of Sports Medicine in New York, calls the knee the body's most vulnerable joint, "the most complicated and the least suited to perform what it is asked to do." Ligaments joining the femur and tibia wrap around the knee to keep...
Despite its popularity, arthroscopy, some doctors complain, is being overused, especially in diagnosis. It does have some drawbacks. Its primary use is in removing torn tissue and bone chips, but doctors must still open the knee to work on ligaments and tendons. Also, patients seeing the small wounds and feeling little pain after the operation may be tempted to exercise too soon. James was surprised when Benoit arrived for a checkup only a week after surgery and told him that she had already completed two one-hour runs. Says he: "I've operated on a lot of other runners...