Probing during arthroscopy surgery is normally done to assess the condition of the soft tissue, but this approach has always been subjective and qualitative. This report describes a probing device that can measure the resistance of the soft tissue quantitatively with a tri-axial force sensor during arthroscopy.
Hananouchi, T. A Probing Device for Quantitatively Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Soft Tissues during Arthroscopy. J. Vis. Exp. (159), e60722, doi:10.3791/60722 (2020).