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Wide-Awake Wrist and Small Joints Arthroscopy of the Hand
Bo Liu1, Chye Yew Ng2, Mohammed Shoaib Arshad2
1Department of Hand Surgery, Beijing Ji Shui Tan Hospital, 4th Clinical Hospital of Peking University, 31 Xinjiekou East Street, Beijing 100035, China.
Abstract:
The minimally invasive nature of wrist and small joint arthroscopy renders it particularly suitable for the application of the wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) technique. The application of WALANT wrist and small joint arthroscopy has given surgeons the ability to visualize both static and dynamic movements of a joint, to show the pathology and discuss with the patient, and to visualize a patient's repaired structures. This reinforces confidence in surgeons and encourages patients to comply with postoperative rehabilitation.
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