Dr. Prabhat Lakkireddi is a joint replacement, sports medicine, and orthopedic surgeon in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, and has experience of 21 years in these fields. Shoulder arthroscopy is surgery that uses a tiny camera called an arthroscope to examine or repair the tissues inside or around your shoulder joint. The arthroscope is inserted through a small cut (incision) in your skin. During the procedure, the surgeon: ⦁ Inserts the arthroscope into your shoulder through a small incision. The scope is connected to a video monitor in the operating room. ⦁ Inspects all the tissues of your shoulder joint and the area above the joint. These tissues include the cartilage, bones, tendons, and ligaments. ⦁ Repairs any damaged tissues. To do this, your surgeon makes 1 to 3 more small incisions and inserts other instruments through them. A tear in a muscle, tendon, or cartilage is fixed. Any damaged tissue is removed. ⦁ Your surgeon may do one or more of these procedures during your operation.