title: Arthroscopic synovectomy of the wrist.
abstract: Arthroscopic synovectomy is safe and reliable, with mild postoperative morbidity. The rationale of a surgical synovectomy is to excise inflamed synovium and thereby, remove as much effusion and inflammatory substrate as possible. In most cases, arthroscopic synovectomy is performed as an outpatient procedure. The technique has also been used for other diagnoses causing wrist arthritis, but very few results have been reported and the indications remain to be defined. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and postinfectious monoarthritis, a long period of increased comfort and improved function can be anticipated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping 58185, Sweden. Lars.Adolfsson@lio.se
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Adolfsson
mesh_terms: D018771:Arthralgia / Q000601:surgery; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D000075202:Contraindications; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013585:Synovitis / Q000601:surgery*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000601:surgery*