Innovations in Small Joint Arthroscopy.

Hand Clin · Nov 2023 · Review

Meaike JJ, Kakar S

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street Southwest

Hand & Upper Extremity

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONDescribes how advances in small joint arthroscopy allow magnified visualization, more accurate reduction than fluoroscopy alone, and less soft tissue stripping, protecting the tenuous blood supply of small fracture fragments.
Abstract, as published

With advancements in surgical instrumentation and techniques, the role of arthroscopic and arthroscopic-assisted surgical procedures is ever-growing. Arthroscopy offers direct, magnified visualization of pathology and reductions and is more accurate than relying on intraoperative fluoroscopy alone. It also minimizes soft tissue stripping, which is of particular importance to smaller fracture fragments whose vascularity is precarious and can be injured through open approaches.

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