Abstract:WRIST FRACTURES TREATMENT WITH ASSISTED ARTHROSCOPY Joint fractures of the 4th distal radius that are displaced of 2 or more millimetres, bring to arthritis that could be evident already after 5 years from the fracture itself. For this reason we try to reduce this displacement and arthroscopy is a good way to do it. Arthroscopy helps to make a more anatomic reduction and helps to point out pathologies that, otherwise, would be unknown, such as the lesion of inter-osseous ligaments or of the TFCC ligament. Now,… Show more
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