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The role of arthroscopy in scapholunate instability
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. skozin@astro.temple.edu
Hand Clinics
|August 19, 1999
Abstract:
Wrist arthroscopy is an available tool for the diagnosis and treatment of scapholunate instability. Arthroscopy allows a detailed examination of the scapholunate interosseous and the extrinsic radiocarpal ligaments. The extent of ligamentous damage can be quantified and a treatment algorithm can be developed based on the arthroscopic findings. Debridement of partial scapholunate interosseous tears and arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation are discussed and illustrated.