2016
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1584311
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Preventable Repeat Wrist Arthroscopies: Analysis of the Indications for 133 Cases

Abstract: Frequently, patients undergo repeated wrist arthroscopies for single wrist problems. The purposes of this study were to assess the indications for repeat wrist arthroscopies and to identify potentially preventable procedures. For this retrospective, two-center study, the electronic patient records were examined for patients, who underwent repeat wrist arthroscopy in a 5-year period. The cases were sorted by the underlying pathologies and the causes that necessitated repeat arthroscopies. Ulnar-sided wrist pain… Show more

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“…Finding gout or pseudo gout crystals does not exclude additional infection. As a second step, the surgical intervention as well as revision surgeries if needed are recommended [ 1 , 6 , 7 ]. Additional antibiotic treatments should be initiated according to the generated antibiogram using the collected tissue samples of the index surgical procedure.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Finding gout or pseudo gout crystals does not exclude additional infection. As a second step, the surgical intervention as well as revision surgeries if needed are recommended [ 1 , 6 , 7 ]. Additional antibiotic treatments should be initiated according to the generated antibiogram using the collected tissue samples of the index surgical procedure.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%