title: Surgical approaches to the carpus.
abstract: The increasing numbers of wrist disorders amenable to surgical treatment have resulted in a myriad of described exposures of the wrist. The purpose of this article is to provide an updated review of the commonly used exposures to the carpus and the distal radioulnar joint in a hand surgery practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Hand Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Shian Chao
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.forename: Alexander Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D050824:Carpal Joints / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*