Wrist Arthroscopy– Setup, Indications and Complications

Satish Mane, Marwan Hardan, Anup Bansode, Abhijeet L Wahegaonkar

Volume 2 | Issue 2 | Sep-Dec 2017 |

Author: Satish Mane [1], Marwan Hardan [1], Anup Bansode [2],
Abhijeet L Wahegaonkar [1]

[1] Department of Upper Extremity, Hand and Microvascular Reconstructive
Surgery, Sancheti Institute for Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Pune,
Maharashtra, India,
[2] Department of Hand Surgery, Jehangir Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Address of Correspondence
Dr. Satish Mane,
Department of Upper Extremity, Hand and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery,
Sancheti Institute for Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: drsatishmane@gmail.com

Abstract

Wrist Arthroscopy, a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure, is a valuable tool in the diagnosis and treatment of most disorders of the wrist. In this article Arthroscopy set up, equipments are described, and operative indications and complications are discussed. Anatomy of Portal is described in details. Portals allow direct visualization of articular surfaces of radio-carpal and mid-carpal joints, triangular fibrocartilage, interosseous and extrinsic ligaments. It offers direct visualization of the structures of the joint anatomy and existing disease processes while causing minimal damage to surrounding soft tissue.
Keywords: Wrist arthroscopy, indications, portals, complications.

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