It is now commonplace to capture images during arthroscopic surgery and either print them or store them on disc. To transfer them to the internet is relatively easy. If you are using a disc storage system you should be able to read that disc directly on your computer system then edit theimage down to a suitable size and post it. If you print the images, you can use a scanner.

OA postero medial compartment L knee

 

 

Usually four images are on each print. This means that the scanned image will need to be further edited.

Images from an elbow arthroscopy

 

 

The image selected (in this case a loose body in an elbow) is selected, cropped, resized and saved as an individual file.


Loose body grasped by rongeurs from medial portal

 

This file is now available to be used on the Internet.