BACKGROUND Open irrigation and débridement is the standard of treatment for septic arthritis of the wrist. Although isolated cases of arthroscopic irrigation and débridement have been reported, a comparison of arthroscopic and open techniques has not been performed, to our knowledge. The purpose of this study was to compare the two methods of management. METHODS A retrospective comparison of ...

Thirty-five of the 49 patients also underwent fluoroscopy-guided 3T MR arthrography of the wrist joint using a gadolinium/saline contrast mix. Arthroscopy found TFCC tears in 22 patients, scapholunate tears in 18, and lunatotriquetral tears in 11. Nineteen TFCC tears, 16 scapholunate tears, and nine lunatotriquetral tears were seen on 3T MRI. There were no false-positive readings on MRI compare...

What are the most common arthroscopic surgeries performed in orthopedics? According to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the knee and shoulder are by far the most common joints that require arthroscopic surgery, although the hip is increasingly becoming another location for surgery. More than 4 million knee and 1.6 million shoulder procedures are performed worldwide each yea...

R adiocarpal dislocations are complex injuries characterized by high-energy shear and rotational forces to the wrist, often combined with a fracture of the distal part of the radius or ulna. They often present as open fractures and can be complicated by soft-tissue injuries such as intercarpal and radiocarpal ligament tears and nerve injuries. Current management of radiocarpal dislocations is b...