"Camera, please. Lights down." Four words that mark one of the most critical transitions in arthroscopic surgery — the moment we stop preparing and start seeing. 🔬 What most people don't realize is that the quality of everything we do inside the joint depends entirely on what happens in the seconds before the camera is live. The portal placement. The skin assessment. The angle of entry. The confirmation that the scope is oriented correctly and spinning true. In this case, we noticed something on the skin surface before making our incision — and we adapted. We moved our entry point. We verified our view. We confirmed rotation before proceeding. That's not hesitation — that's precision. Great arthroscopic surgery is as much about what you catch before you cut as what you do once you're inside the joint. After 26 years in the OR and 126,000+ patients across South Florida, I can tell you: the surgeons who take these setup moments seriously are the ones whose patients recover faster, w...