Table 2.

Advantages, Limitations, and Risks of Ultrasound Arthroscopy

Advantages

Comprehensive accessibility

Quantitative cartilage measurements (e.g., cartilage thickness, lesion depth and size, US characteristics)

Accurate cartilage lesion evaluation

Accurate osteochondral lesion evaluation (e.g., intraoperative OCD stability assessment)

Radiation-free intraoperative monitoring (e.g., cartilage, menisci, subchondral bone)

Possibility for US-guided procedures (e.g., retrograde OCD drilling)

Limitations and risks

Not yet validated for cartilage injury classification

Costs (US catheter, measurement device)

Marginally prolonged operating time (5-15 min)

OCD, osteochondritis dissecans; US, ultrasonography.