*11.3.1 Type of arthroscopic knee surgeries*


**Figure 17.** *Various portal sites for arthroscopic knee surgeries. (Source: Images is courtesy of 3D4Medical's essential anatomy app).*


## *11.3.2 Arthroscopic portal insertion sites*

	- a. Anterolateral/Anteromedial
	- b. Superomedial/Superolateral
	- a. Posteromedial/ posterolateral portal
	- b. Transpatellar portal
	- c. Proximal supoeromedial portal
	- d. Far medial or far lateral portal

Duration of surgery is usually <1 hrs (ranging from 30 min to 45 min). Arthroscopic surgeries are minimal-invasive surgeries associated with less
