Arthroscopic management of septic arthritis of the wrist

Douglas M. Sammer; Alexander Y. Shin

doi:10.1016/j.hcl.2011.05.012

Arthroscopic management of septic arthritis of the wrist

Douglas M. Sammer, Alexander Y. Shin

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Abstract

Bacterial septic arthritis of the wrist is a joint-threatening emergency that is often treated by open irrigation and debridement (I and D). There is evidence that patients with isolated septic arthritis of the wrist require fewer operations and have a shorter hospital stay when treated arthroscopically. This article describes the surgical technique for arthroscopic I and D of the wrist and discusses the indications and benefits of arthroscopic versus open I and D for septic arthritis of the wrist.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	331-334
Number of pages	4
Journal	Hand clinics
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hcl.2011.05.012
State	Published - Aug 1 2011

Keywords

Arthroscopic
Arthroscopy
Infection
Septic arthritis
Wrist

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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