Sports injuries and arthroscopy in Xi’an, China

Who this page is for

• A knee ligament (for example ACL) or meniscus injury, or a dislocating kneecap
• Rotator cuff injury or an unstable shoulder; ankle ligament or Achilles tendon problems
• You play sport and want to continue, or still have problems after physiotherapy

What assessment and treatment usually involve

General medical information in plain language, summarised from the public health sources listed at the end of this page. It is not advice about your case: the hospital’s doctors decide what applies to you.

An arthroscopy is a type of keyhole surgery for checking or repairing joints. The knee is the most common site, and it can also be done on the ankles, hips, shoulders, wrists or elbows.¹

The surgeon makes one or more small cuts of around 2mm to 3mm near the joint. A general, local or spinal anaesthetic is used, and the procedure takes 30 minutes to 3 hours depending on the type.¹

ACL surgery replaces the anterior cruciate ligament, usually with a graft from another part of your body such as the hamstring. Surgery is not needed for every ACL injury; it may be considered if you play a lot of sport and want to continue, or still have knee problems after physiotherapy. Physiotherapy follows the operation.²

What YituCare coordinates at each step

1. Free enquiry Tell us what you need on the form or on WhatsApp. Our first reply, within 24 hours, tells you the city, the type of hospital and the department that fit your request.
2. Case review & hospital match A coordinator organises your records, translates a summary and asks 1–2 departments at hospitals we work with whether they can accept your case. The written reply comes within 3–5 working days of receiving your complete records, names the hospital and includes the hospital’s estimate.
3. Appointments and dates We request the consultation, tests or admission with the hospital and keep you informed; the hospital confirms the appointment.
4. In China Airport pickup, hotel arrival and hospital transfers, and, if you book it, a bilingual companion on hospital days.
5. After treatment We collect your discharge documents, arrange translations you need and pass follow-up questions between you and the hospital team after you return home.

We plan around the hospital’s advice on physiotherapy after the operation, and ask which part of the rehabilitation can be continued near your home.

Records to prepare

• A short summary of your condition and treatment so far, or a recent letter from your doctor
• Recent test results and reports, with dates
• A list of the medicines you take now, and any allergies
• MRI of the injured joint, as image files and the report
• Notes on how and when the injury happened, and any physiotherapy so far

Do not send full records with a first enquiry. After you order a service we send you an order code for the upload page, or you can send them on WhatsApp.

Length of stay to plan for

General guidance from the sources below, not a promise for your case. The hospital’s team sets the actual dates after reviewing your records; we ask for them when we request the estimate.

• Most people go home within a few hours of an arthroscopy; some stay overnight. Anyone who had a general anaesthetic needs someone to collect them.¹
• Full recovery from an arthroscopy can take from around 1 week to several months; recovery after ACL surgery usually takes several months or more.^{1, 2}

YituCare coordinates; it does not diagnose or prescribe. The hospital’s doctors make all clinical decisions and confirm appointments, and medical fees are paid directly to the hospital.

Questions about this treatment