The role of arthroscopy in wrist arthritis.
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Abstract
Recent advances in arthroscopic surgery techniques and instrumentation have enabled the surgeon to improve the treatment of wrist pathology. The arthroscopist can now perform a proximal row carpectomy or radial styloidectomy with minimal dissection and potentially less morbidity. The surgery requires a high level of skill from the surgeon. This is an area of medicine that is still evolving. Long-term studies are lacking but short-term results are promising. In the near future, the role of arthroscopy will better be defined as more research becomes available.
Medical subject headings
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Arthroscopy
- Wrist Joint
Anatomy
- wrist
- radius