Background. Although arthroscopy of upper extremity joints was initially a diagnostic tool, it is increasingly used for therapeutic interventions. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are ...

Arthroscopic arthrolysis can be safely used to treat wrist rigidity and stiffness resulting from previous surgery or trauma, a study by surgeons in Italy shows.Riccardo Luchetti, MD, and ...

The Medline search showed that the first publications in which wrist arthroscopy or shoulder arthroscopy were mentioned appeared in the late 1970s. Of 130 possible RCTs obtained in the search, 80 ...

Wrist arthroscopy involves the use of a small camera that a surgeon will insert into the wrist through tiny incisions. This will help them get a better look at issues in your wrist joint or structure.

Arthroscopy can be performed on any joint, but most often, it is done on the knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, hip, or wrist. Arthroscopy has proven to be beneficial in diagnostic analysis by directly ...

Objectives To assess the rates and secular trends of different joint arthroscopies—shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle—in Finland between 1997 and 2016. Design Retrospective nationwide ...