title: Advances in hand and wrist arthroscopy.
abstract: Hand and wrist arthroscopy has gained popularity over the past few decades. Arthroscopy is a valuable diagnostic tool in cases where clinical and radiographic findings do not show a clear picture of the patient's pathologic condition. Arthroscopy also allows care providers to perform therapeutic interventions in a less invasive manner than would have been possible with a standard open approach. Over the past three decades, there have been substantial advances in the techniques and outcomes in hand and wrist arthroscopy. With this article, the authors aim to introduce the application of newer arthroscopic techniques in the hand and wrist that may be of diagnostic and/or therapeutic value.
authors.affiliation: Redwood City, Calif. From the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, and Robert A. Chase Hand & Upper Limb Center, Stanford University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Min Jung
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*