“Is manipulation under anesthesia considered surgery?”
I am a 38 year old female. I want to know if knee manipulation under anesthesia is considered surgery?
7 Answers
You usually need a brief general anesthetic, so it is usually done in an operating room, but no instruments are used, no sterile table.
It is considered a procedure under anesthesia.
I do not think so
Yes.
Manipulation does not involve an incision, so it would be called a "procedure" not a surgery.
Hi, MUA or manipulation under anesthesia is NOT a surgery. It is simply a manipulation or movement of a body part, usually a joint, that would otherwise be too painful without anesthesia.
Manipulation needa gen anesthesia so is a major procesure. The answer is yes
