Dolk T, Augustini B G
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Regional Hospital, Orebro, Sweden.
Arthroscopy. 1989;5(2):97-100. doi: 10.1016/0749-8063(89)90003-0.
Different irrigation systems for use during arthroscopic suction surgery were investigated in a knee model. Gravity inflow and three different pumps were used. With suction at floor level, none of the systems was able to maintain a positive pressure within the model during suction even when the suction pressures were reduced. With elevated position of the suction outflow, a positive pressure could be maintained. This principle seems to minimize the problem and is recommended.
