title: Wrist arthroscopy using a shoulder traction boom.
abstract: Overhead boom traction is commonly used in shoulder arthroscopy. In this article, we describe using overhead boom traction in wrist arthroscopy. The advantages are circumferential fluoroscopic access; lack of central post interference with instrumentation; and continuous, uninterrupted traction without need for frequent "dialing up" of traction tower height.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6560 Fannin St, Suite 1016, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jebudoff@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Jeffrey E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Budoff
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability; D013511:Minor Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014143:Traction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000601:surgery*