title: Arthroscopic "-ectomy" surgery of the wrist.
abstract: Arthroscopic surgical techniques are well suited for the removal of diseased tissue. This article illustrates anecdotally some of the feasible arthroscopic "-ectomy" procedures of the wrist: centrum excision of the triangular fibrocartilage complex following injury; synovectomy in the management of wrist rheumatoid arthritis; proximal row carpectomy for degenerative arthritis; and hemiresection of the distal ulna.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Poehling
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000601:surgery; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D000074402:Synovectomy; D014457:Ulna / Q000601:surgery; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*