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Wrist Arthritis: Arthroscopic Techniques of Synovectomy, Abrasion Chondroplasty, Radial Styloidectomy, and Proximal Row Carpectomy of the Wrist

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Wrist arthritis is a common condition which causes pain, deformity, weakness, and reduced function. The goal of surgical intervention is to repair, remove, and/or revise the underlying cause. Traditional open techniques of synovectomy, abrasion chondroplasty, radial styloidectomy, and proximal row carpaectomy, involve large incisions with arthrotomies and disruption of the joint capsule. Since the advent of wrist arthroscopy, minimally invasive techniques have grown in number and these open procedures can now be performed arthroscopically through small portal incisions with minimal disruption of the joint capsule and capsular ligaments. This chapter will discuss wrist arthritis and its diagnosis with emphasis on the indications, contraindications, and surgical techniques for these arthroscopic interventions.

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    Kevin D. Plancher M.D. & Michael L. Mangonon D.O.

  2. Research Department, Orthopaedic Foundation, Stamford, CT, USA

    Stephanie C. Petterson M.P.T., Ph.D.

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Plancher, K.D., Mangonon, M.L., Petterson, S.C. (2015). Wrist Arthritis: Arthroscopic Techniques of Synovectomy, Abrasion Chondroplasty, Radial Styloidectomy, and Proximal Row Carpectomy of the Wrist. In: Geissler, W. (eds) Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1596-1_15

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