Wide-Awake Wrist and Small Joints Arthroscopy of the Hand.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.hcl.2018.08.010.
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Abstract
The minimally invasive nature of wrist and small joint arthroscopy renders it particularly suitable for the application of the wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) technique. The application of WALANT wrist and small joint arthroscopy has given surgeons the ability to visualize both static and dynamic movements of a joint, to show the pathology and discuss with the patient, and to visualize a patient's repaired structures. This reinforces confidence in surgeons and encourages patients to comply with postoperative rehabilitation.
Medical subject headings
- Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
- Anesthesia, Local
- Arthroscopy
- Hand Joints
- Wrist Joint
Anatomy
- wrist
- hand