HistoricalperspectiveItwaswellknownthatin1918Takagiperformedthefirstarthroscopicinspectionofacadaver'skneeinJapan.1Hisinterestinthisarealaidthefoundationforarthroscopyandfacilitatedthedevelopmentofarthroscope.In1931,Burmanreportedanexperimentalstudyonthearthroscopicexplorationofc