The Role of Wrist Arthroscopy in Avascular Necrosis
INTRODUCTION Although diagnostic arthroscopy of the wrist was first reported by Chen in 1979, it was not until 1986 that Roth and Poehling published a series of cases that served…
Arthroscopic Trapeziometacarpal Arthroplasty
Videos corresponding to this chapter are available on DVD and online. INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE FOR PROCEDURE ∗ I would like to dedicate this chapter to three men who greatly shaped…
Wrist Arthroscopy: Portals, Methodology, and Procedures
Videos corresponding to this chapter are available on DVD and online. INTRODUCTION Wrist arthroscopy has grown steadily from a mostly diagnostic tool to a valuable adjunctive procedure in the treatment…
Arthroscopic Resection of Distal Scaphoid and Tendon Interposition for Isolated Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Arthritis
Videos corresponding to this chapter are available on DVD and online. RATIONALE FOR THE PROCEDURE Basal thumb arthritis may involve one or both of the trapeziometacarpal (TM) or scaphotrapeziotrapezoid (STT)…
Pediatric Carpal Fractures
INTRODUCTION Carpal fractures were originally thought to be relatively uncommon in children, but there has been an increasing recognition of such injuries over the past decade. However, it is still…
Osteotomies for Distal Radius Malunions: Intra- and Extra-articular
RATIONALE AND BASIC SCIENCE In 1951, Gartland and Werley reported a landmark study on the evaluation of healed Colles’ fractures that emphasized restoration of volar tilt to 11 degrees and…
Unconstrained Pyrolytic Carbon (Pyrocarbon) Spacers in Wrist Surgery
INTRODUCTION ∗ I dedicate this chapter to all EWAS members (European Wrist Arthroscopy Society) who, for 3 years, without a let-up in their efforts, allowed the creation of one of…
External Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures
Videos corresponding to this chapter are available on DVD and online. INTRODUCTION ∗ This chapter has been adapted from one previously published in Slutsky DJ, Osterman AL: Fractures and Injuries…
Carpal Dislocations
Videos corresponding to this chapter are available on DVD and online. INTRODUCTION Carpal dislocations—recognized or unrecognized, acute or chronic—frequently result in long-term disability and pain. These injuries are rare and…
Lunotriquetral Ligament Instability/Tear: Acute and Chronic
INTRODUCTION The anatomy of the wrist is closely tied to carpal instability, which is broadly defined as the lack of adequate ligamentous and skeletal support to maintain a wrist stable…
