Which instrument is used to look into a joint?

Which instrument is used to look into a joint?

• A. Hank Dilators
• B. Vaginal Speculum
• C. Arthroscope
• D. Arthroscopic Probe

Answer: (C)

Seeing inside a joint relies on a tool designed for arthroscopy. An arthroscope is a small-diameter endoscope with a built-in camera and light source that is inserted through tiny incisions into the joint. It sends real-time images to a monitor, letting you inspect joint surfaces, cartilage, ligaments, and other structures. This visualization capability is what makes arthroscopy possible, enabling diagnosis and treatment through minimal invasion. Hank dilators are used to widen openings in various procedures, not to visualize inside a joint. A vaginal speculum opens the vaginal canal for gynecologic exams, which has nothing to do with joints. An arthroscopic probe is used to probe and assess tissues during arthroscopy, but it does not provide the viewing feed by itself—the arthroscope is the instrument that actually visualizes the inside of the joint.

Seeing inside a joint relies on a tool designed for arthroscopy. An arthroscope is a small-diameter endoscope with a built-in camera and light source that is inserted through tiny incisions into the joint. It sends real-time images to a monitor, letting you inspect joint surfaces, cartilage, ligaments, and other structures. This visualization capability is what makes arthroscopy possible, enabling diagnosis and treatment through minimal invasion.

Hank dilators are used to widen openings in various procedures, not to visualize inside a joint. A vaginal speculum opens the vaginal canal for gynecologic exams, which has nothing to do with joints. An arthroscopic probe is used to probe and assess tissues during arthroscopy, but it does not provide the viewing feed by itself—the arthroscope is the instrument that actually visualizes the inside of the joint.