WRIST ARTHROSCOPY

Course overview

WRIST ARTHROSCOPY IS QUICKLY BEING USED TO TREAT A VARIETY OF INTRAARTICULAR PATHOLOGIES. WRIST ARTHROSCOPY HAS BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY FOR ARTHROSCOPIC IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT IN SEPTIC ARTHRITIS, RESECTION OF GANGLION CYSTS, REMOVAL OF LOOSE BODIES, STABILIZATION OF INTEROSSEOUS LIGAMENTS, SYNOVECTOMY, DISTAL ULNAR SHORTENING, DEBRIDEMENT OF DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS, AND REPAIR OF THE TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX (TFCC). THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.