While sedated, a small incision is made in the knee.
The arthroscope is inserted as seen in figure a. The
damaged meniscus is then removed and an empty
space is left as seen in figure c. The Tuff Stuff is
then inserted into the space as seen in figure b, and
the incision is sutured shut.
Maintenance is minimal with Tuff Stuff.
Periodically, the patient should come into the office
and have the doctor recalibrate the device. This is a
non-invasive procedure. To do this, a remote control
that uses radio waves changes the device settings.
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