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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2024; 59(03): e349-e357
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1779336
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Arthroscopy-assisted Procedures in Hand and Wrist Surgery: An Update. Where Are We So Far?

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Diego Figueira Falcochio 
1   Grupo de Cirurgia da Mão, Santa Casa de Misericórdia, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
,
João Pedro Farina Brunelli
2   Serviço de Mão e Microcirurgia, Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
,
Ricardo Kaempf de Oliveira
2   Serviço de Mão e Microcirurgia, Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
,
Gustavo Mantovani Ruggiero
3   Handcenter, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Abstract

Wrist and hand arthroscopy, despite being an old tool, has gained popularity and advanced in assisting in the treatment of various injuries and conditions in the region in recent years. Dorsal, volar, ulnar, and radial accessory portals are used to reach all points of the carpal and hand joints. The minimal tissue damage, lesser injury to the capsule and its mechanoreceptors, the assessment of injuries associated with the reason for surgery, and aesthetically more favorable scars have attracted many doctors and their patients. As a result, there has been an increase in publications and diversifications of arthroscopic techniques. The aim of this update article is to present the advances and the evidence available in the literature to assist readers in their decision on which technique to use in the treatment of wrist and hand conditions.

Keywords

arthroscopy - pseudarthrosis - scaphoid bone - synovial cyst - wrist

Ethics Committee

For this paper, we did not request an appraisal from the ethics committee because it is a technique widely used and widespread in the literature.


Our modification of the original technique did not provide any additional incisions or injuries.


Authors' Contributions:

All authors contributed equally to the study, participating in all stages of conception, writing, review and editing. All approved the final version of the manuscript.




Publication History

Received: 14 July 2023

Accepted: 10 August 2023

Article published online:
22 June 2024

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