title: Arthroscopic treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the scaphoid.
abstract: Osteochondritis dissecans of the carpal scaphoid has been reported only rarely in the literature. A 29-year-old, right-hand-dominant oil-field worker with symptomatic osteochondritis dissecans of the left carpal scaphoid was treated by arthroscopic debridement and drilling of the lesion. Preliminary follow-up at 9 months revealed a dramatic relief in his symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Viegas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000601:surgery*; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography