Dry Arthroscopy and Its Applications
Fig. 23.1 The deformity of the wrist due to fluid extravasation after 1 h of wet arthroscopy (right) as compared to the left which was operated for the same amount…
Arthroscopic Management of Peripheral Ulnar Tears of the TFCC
Class IA Tears or perforations of the horizontal portion of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) Usually 1–2 mm wide Dorsal palmar slit located 2–3 mm medial to the radial attachment…
Arthroscopic Arthrolysis
Posttrauma Postsurgery 1.Fracture 1.Dorsal wrist ganglia 2.Fracture-dislocation 2.Treatment of scaphoid fractures or nonunion 3.Dislocation 3.Inter-carpal arthrodeses 4.Ligament injuries 4.Ligament reconstruction 5.Proximal row carpectomy •Prolonged immobilization Conservative treatment with physiotherapy and…
Anatomy of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex
Fig. 4.1 The larger radius of curvature of the sigmoid notch compared to the ulnar head can be seen. With minimal bony restraints the stability of this joint is dependent…
Management of Scapholunate Ligament Pathology
Fig. 10.1 Dorsal scaphoid translation and cartilage loss on proximal scaphoid on sagittal plane MRI Computed Tomography Recently Kakar described a novel imaging technique for 4D CT imaging (3D + time) which…
Kinematics and Pathophysiology of Carpal Instability
Fig. 9.1 The “slider crank” concept of wrist flexion and extension [Reprinted from Linscheid RL, Dobyns JH, Beabout JW, Bryan RS: Traumatic instability of the wrist J Bone Joint Surg….
Arthroscopic Scapholunate Reconstruction
Fig. 11.1 Anatomical cut on fresh corpse, lateral section through the wrist at the metacarpal II. The remaining portion of the scaphoid is removed and radiocarpal and intercarpal palmar and…
Arthroscopic Management of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Capitellum
Fig. 34.1 Anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) radiographs demonstrating radiolucency and rarefaction typical of osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow MRI has become the standard modality for further evaluation [5, 25]….
Arthroscopic Management of Elbow Arthritis
Fig. 31.1 Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of a right elbow showing signs of advanced stage osteoarthritis. Note the joint symmetrical joint space narrowing, as well as ulnohumeral and radiohumeral osteophytes…
Small Joint Arthroscopy
Stage I Diffuse synovitis, intact articular cartilage, volar capsular laxity Stage II Central focal articular cartilage loss of trapezium, deep metacarpal base loss, and synovitis Stage III Widespread articular cartilage…
