''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 j ...

and

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, a subspecialty of

orthopedic surgery Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternative spelling 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 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.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by

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, and

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References

External links

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