What is knee arthroscopy and lateral release surgery?
Knee arthroscopy and lateral release surgery is a surgical procedure to relieve pain from a partially dislocated kneecap, by realigning the kneecap.
Why do you need knee arthroscopy and lateral release surgery?
If you have partially dislocated your kneecap and have tried non-surgical treatment methods such as braces, crutches, knee braces, ice packs and physical therapy but have not experienced any relief from pain, your doctor might recommend knee arthroscopy and lateral release surgery.
What can you expect when undergoing knee arthroscopy and lateral release surgery?
Preparing for Knee Arthroscopy and Lateral Release
During consultation, your surgeon might decide you may need certain tests to determine if you are healthy enough for surgery – these tests can include blood tests, an electrocardiogram or a chest X-ray. You will be under general anaesthesia.
During Knee Arthroscopy and Lateral Release Surgery
A knee arthroscopy will need to happen first. During a knee arthroscopy, your surgeon makes a few incisions in your knee and fills your knee joint with a sterile fluid. This fluid helps with controlling minor bleeding within the joint and can help wash away debris to better assist your surgeon in seeing inside your knee joint.
An arthroscope, a thin tube with a small light and video camera at its end, is inserted into the incision and images from inside your knee will be projected onto a monitor.
Your surgeon will cut through the tendons in your kneecap and release enough of the retinaculum (band of thickened deep fascia around your tendons to keep them in place) to allow your kneecap to move into the proper groove, restoring normal alignment and enabling movement. Your knee movement will be tested to ensure the kneecap is in the correct location before your surgeon stitches up the incisions and covers your knee with a bandage.
After Knee Arthroscopy and Lateral Release Surgery
Experiencing pain after your surgery and for weeks after is normal. Your surgeon will prescribe pain medications to help you manage the pain.
Your surgeon will place a pad around the outside of your knee to keep your kneecap in position. You may also be given a knee brace to prevent your knee from moving outwards.
While you might be able to resume normal physical activities around three months after your surgery, it may take as long as a year for you to fully recover.
Why choose Novena Surgery for knee arthroscopy and lateral release surgery?
Doctors who choose to perform knee arthroscopy and lateral release surgery at Novena Surgery will perform the procedure in one of four modular operating theaters with cable-less pendant systems, allowing doctors to operate free of stray wiring obstruction.
Post-procedure, patients can choose to recover in one of Novena Surgery’s comfortable private suites, or in our 12-bed recovery unit under the care of well-trained nursing staff.
Waiting times are also shortened as patients need only turn up half-an-hour before their surgery, and be checked into the ward within 10 minutes of arrival.
Patients’ companions have the option of patronising Velocity, Square and Square 2 shopping malls that are seamlessly integrated with Novena Medical Centre, the building housing Novena Surgery.
I want to undergo knee arthroscopy and lateral release surgery in Novena Surgery but I do not have a specialist doctor in mind yet.
This list consists of specialists who commonly perform knee arthroscopy and lateral release surgery at Novena Surgery – contact us at +65-6254 9331 or admin@novenasurgery.com.sg and we will help you book a consultation appointment with a specialist doctor from the list.
| Name of Specialist Clinic | Name of Specialist Doctor | Specialist Clinic Address | Specialist Clinic Opening Hours |
| Orthosports Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine | Dr Tan Ken Jin | 38 Irrawaddy Road, #10-41, Mt. Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Singapore 329563 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 12:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
| Centurion Orthopaedic Centre | Dr Ang Chia Liang | 38 Irrawaddy Road, Mt Elizabeth Novena Hospital Specialist Centre, #07-40, Singapore 329563 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 6:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
| The Orthopaedic Centre | Dr Dennis Ng | Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, 38 Irrawaddy Road, #09-42 Singapore 329563 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
| The Orthopaedic Centre | Dr Tan Chyn Hong | Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, 38 Irrawaddy Road, #09-42 Singapore 329563 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
| Spire Orthopaedic Centre | Dr Ambrose Yung | Royal Square 101 Irrawaddy Road, #18-03, Singapore 329565 Gleneagles Medical Centre 6 Napier Road, #08-04, Singapore 258499 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 6:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
| Orthosports Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine | Dr Bryan Tan | 38 Irrawaddy Road #10-41, Mt. Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Singapore 329563 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 12:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
| Hip & Knee Orthopaedics | Dr Adrian Lau | Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, 38 Irrawaddy Road, #09-38, RM 2, Singapore 329563 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
| Singapore Sports & Orthopaedic Surgeon | Dr Kevin Yip | #02-10 Gleneagles Medical Centre, 6 Napier Road, Singapore 258499 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |