Unfortunately, minimally-invasive treatments for pathologies of the hip joint have lagged far behind minimally-invasive treatments for pathologies of the shoulder joint and the knee joint. Treatment for Pathologies of the Hip Joint ![]() This is in marked contrast to traditional surgical practices, which generally dictated postponing surgical procedures for as long as possible so as to spare the patient from the substantial trauma generally associated with invasive surgery. In addition to the foregoing, in view of the inherent advantages and widespread availability of minimally-invasive approaches for treating pathologies of the shoulder joint and the knee joint, the current trend is to provide such treatment much earlier in the lifecycle of the pathology, so as to address patient pain and so as to reduce the likelihood of exacerbating the pathology itself. While such minimally-invasive approaches can require additional training on the part of the surgeon, such procedures generally offer substantial advantages for the patient and have now become standard procedures for treating many shoulder joint and knee joint pathologies. By way of further example but not limitation, it is also common to repair torn meniscal cartilage in the knee joint, and/or to replace ruptured ACL ligaments in the knee joint, using minimally-invasive, keyhole techniques. Such minimally-invasive, “keyhole” surgeries generally offer numerous advantages over traditional, “open” surgeries, including reduced trauma to tissue, less pain for the patient, faster recuperation times, etc.īy way of example but not limitation, it is common to re-attach ligaments in the shoulder joint using minimally-invasive, “keyhole” techniques which do not require laying open the capsule of the shoulder joint. The current trend in orthopedic surgery is to treat joint pathologies using minimally-invasive techniques. ![]() BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The General Trend Toward Treating Joint Pathologies Using Minimally-Invasive, and Earlier, Interventions This invention relates to surgical methods and apparatus in general, and more particularly to methods and apparatus for drilling a hole in bone.
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