title: The role of arthroscopy in wrist arthritis.
abstract: Recent advances in arthroscopic surgery techniques and instrumentation have enabled the surgeon to improve the treatment of wrist pathology. The arthroscopist can now perform a proximal row carpectomy or radial styloidectomy with minimal dissection and potentially less morbidity. The surgery requires a high level of skill from the surgeon. This is an area of medicine that is still evolving. Long-term studies are lacking but short-term results are promising. In the near future, the role of arthroscopy will better be defined as more research becomes available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Atik
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Baratz
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000601:surgery; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011884:Radius / Q000601:surgery; D000074402:Synovectomy; D014955:Wrist Joint