ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical efficacy of arthroscopic in the treatment of ankle joint swelling and pain caused by different reasons. MethodsA total of 28 patients with ankle joint swelling and pain caused by different reasons were treated with arthroscopic, including 13 men (15 ankles) and 15 women (17 ankles) with a mean age of 40 years (range from 15 to 70 years);11 cases of left ankle injury, 13 cases of right ankle injury, and 4 cases of bilateral ankle joint injury. Etiology: 13 cases of degenerative arthritis, 8 cases of synovitis (including acute and chronic), 3 cases of traumatic osteoarthritis, 2 cases of articular loose bodies, 1 cases of rheumatoid arthritis, 1 cases of uric acid arthritis. ResultsThe follow-up time was 6-36 months (mean 20 months). The AOFAS scores increased from (72.9±10.4) preoperative to (86.3±2.9) and (89.6±5.1) at 3 and 6 months postoperative, respectively(P＜0.05). The results of Meislin criteria score found that the prognosis of 28 cases showed 1 of well outcome, 17 of good outcome, 10 of moderate and 0 of poor in followed-up 3 months after operation; the prognosis of 28 cases showed 2 of well outcome, 24 of good outcome, 2 of moderate and 0 of poor in followed-up 6 months after operation. ConclusionDue to various reasons of ankle arthroscopy has good clinical curative effect of joint swelling and pain, it is worthy of popularization and application.

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