title: [Arthroscopy-assisted management of wrist fractures].
abstract: Distal radius fractures are the most common fractures in humans and early surgical intervention with modern plating systems is becoming increasingly more established to avoid secondary dislocation. Even fractures with slight dislocations are adequately stabilized and the affinity for surgical intervention and plating procedures is applied to secure these simple fractures. In this aspect the surgical indications are significantly dependent on X-ray examination results. Further diagnostics with respect to ligamentous and soft tissue injury are the exception although the impact energy which creates osseus fractures is sufficient by far to destroy functional soft tissue, cartilage and ligaments. The ongoing development of wrist arthroscopy enables new possibilities especially concerning concomitant articular involvement of distal radius fractures. Arthroscopy-assisted reduction and stabilization as well as minimally invasive soft tissue repair and loose body removal seem to be adequate methods to improve the surgical treatment of distal radius fractures.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaningerstraße 22, 80809 München. stephan.deiler@mri.tum.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deiler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Häberle
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quentmeier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biberthaler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ahrens
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery*