[Therapeutic possibilities of shoulder arthroscopy at the orthopedic clinic of the Charité and the surgical clinic Berlin-Weissensee].

We report on arthroscopic procedures of 279 shoulder joints which were done in two hospitals of East-Berlin. We stress out the intention to arthroscopic diagnostic and simultaneous surgery. Arthroscopic surgery was mainly performed as resections and exstirpations. In cases of luxation and severe rotator cuff tears the open revision was necessary to perform.