Main description:

This fully revised and updated follow-up to Dr. William B. Geissler’s Wrist Arthroscopy has expanded its scope to include arthroscopy techniques of the elbow in addition to the wrist. This practical guide covers fundamental topics, such as arthroscopic anatomy, set-up and the proper evaluation of wrist and elbow pain, along with advanced discussions of electrothermal shrinkage, arthroscopy of the thumb and small joints of the hand, and specific diagnoses for an array of common injuries. Current minimally invasive procedures are described in detail, including management of carpal instability, arthroscopic proximal row carpectomy, arthroscopic knotless TFCC repair, arthroscopic SLIC screw for scapholunate instability, arthroscopic fixation of intra-articular fractures of the hand, arthroscopic partial wrist fusions, and innovative techniques in dry arthroscopy. Arthroscopic management of the elbow includes treatment for arthritis, contractures and instability. Selected chapters contain companion video as well, demonstrating surgical set-up and arthroscopic techniques. Written by a truly international cast and edited by an expert in arthroscopic hand and upper extremity surgery, Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy is a practical guide to technique for orthopedic surgeons, hand surgeons, and sports medicine practitioners alike.

Feature:

Fully revised and updated edition of the popular Wrist Arthroscopy (2005), expanded to include elbow arthroscopy and injury management

Covers fundamental topics in arthroscopic anatomy and evaluation of wrist and elbow pain, such as ligament tears, arthritis, lesions, fractures and nonunions

Current minimally invasive procedures are described in detail, with plentiful intra-operative and arthroscopic photographs and video included with selected chapters

Back cover:

This fully revised and updated follow-up to Dr. William B. Geissler’s Wrist Arthroscopy has expanded its scope to include arthroscopy techniques of the elbow in addition to the wrist. This practical guide covers fundamental topics, such as arthroscopic anatomy, set-up and the proper evaluation of wrist and elbow pain, along with advanced discussions of electrothermal shrinkage, arthroscopy of the thumb and small joints of the hand, and specific diagnoses for an array of common injuries. Current minimally invasive procedures are described in detail, including management of carpal instability, arthroscopic proximal row carpectomy, arthroscopic knotless TFCC repair, arthroscopic SLIC screw for scapholunate instability, arthroscopic fixation of intra-articular fractures of the hand, arthroscopic partial wrist fusions, and innovative techniques in dry arthroscopy. Arthroscopic management of the elbow includes treatment for arthritis, contractures and instability. Selected chapters contain companion video as well, demonstrating surgical set-up and arthroscopic techniques. Written by a truly international cast and edited by an expert in arthroscopic hand and upper extremity surgery, Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy is a practical guide to technique for orthopedic surgeons, hand surgeons, and sports medicine practitioners alike.

Contents:

Arthroscopic Wrist Anatomy and Set-up.- Evaluation of the Painful Wrist.- Lasers and Electrothermal Devices.- Anatomy of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex.-Management of Type 1A TFCC Tears.- Arthroscopic Management of Peripheral Ulnar Tears of the TFCC.- Management of Type 1D Tears.- Management of Ulnar Impaction.- Kinematics and Pathophysiology of Carpal Instability.- Management of Scapholunate Ligament Pathology.- Arthroscopic Scapholunate Reconstruction.- Arthroscopic Management of Lunotriquetral Ligament Tears.- Arthroscopic Management of Dorsal Capsular Lesions.- Arthroscopic Arthrolysis.- Wrist Arthritis: Arthroscopic Techniques of Synovectomy, Abrasion Chondroplasty, Radial Styloidectomy, and Proximal Row Carpectomy of the Wrist.- Arthroscopic Proximal Row Carpectomy.- Arthroscopic Partial Wrist Fusion.- Arthroscopic Management of Distal Radius Fractures.- Arthroscopic Management of Scaphoid Fractures and Nonunions.- Arthroscopic Assessment and Management of Kienböck’s Disease.- Arthroscopic Excision of Dorsal Ganglions.- Arthroscopic Management of Volar Ganglions.- Dry Arthroscopy and Its Applications.- Thumb CMC Arthroscopic Electrothermal Stabilization (without Trapeziectomy).- Partial Trapeziectomy and Soft Tissue Interposition.- Suture Button Suspensionplasty for the Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis.- Small Joint Arthroscopy.- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release.- Elbow Arthroscopy: Anatomy, Setup, Portals and Positioning.- Arthroscopic Management of Elbow Contractures.- Arthroscopic Management of Elbow Arthritis.- Lateral Epicondylitis.- Arthroscopic and Open Radial Ulnohumeral Ligament Reconstruction for Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow.- Arthroscopic Management of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Capitellum.- Arthroscopic Treatment of Elbow Fractures.