# Arthroscopy-assisted Procedures in Hand and Wrist Surgery: An Update. Where Are We So Far?

**Authors:** Diego Figueira Falcochio, João Pedro Farina Brunelli, Ricardo Kaempf de Oliveira, Gustavo Mantovani Ruggiero

PMC · DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1779336 · Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia · 2024-06-22

## TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advances in arthroscopy for wrist and hand surgery, highlighting its benefits and updated techniques.

## Contribution

The paper provides an updated overview of arthroscopic techniques and their evidence-based applications in wrist and hand surgery.

## Key findings

- Arthroscopy has gained popularity due to minimal tissue damage and better cosmetic outcomes.
- Multiple portals allow access to all carpal and hand joints for comprehensive treatment.
- There has been an increase in publications and diversification of arthroscopic techniques.

## Abstract

Wrist and hand arthroscopy, despite being an old tool, has gained popularity and advanced in assisting in the treatment of various injuries and conditions in the region in recent years. Dorsal, volar, ulnar, and radial accessory portals are used to reach all points of the carpal and hand joints. The minimal tissue damage, lesser injury to the capsule and its mechanoreceptors, the assessment of injuries associated with the reason for surgery, and aesthetically more favorable scars have attracted many doctors and their patients. As a result, there has been an increase in publications and diversifications of arthroscopic techniques. The aim of this update article is to present the advances and the evidence available in the literature to assist readers in their decision on which technique to use in the treatment of wrist and hand conditions.

A artroscopia de punho e mão, apesar de ser uma ferramenta antiga, tem ganhado popularidade e avançado no auxílio do tratamento das mais diversas lesões e doenças da região nos últimos anos. Utilizam-se portais acessórios dorsais, volares, ulnares e radiais para se alcançar todos os pontos das articulações do carpo e da mão. O menor dano tecidual, a menor lesão da cápsula e de seus mecanoceptores, a avaliação de lesões associadas ao motivo da cirurgia e as cicatrizes esteticamente mais favoráveis têm atraído muitos médicos e seus pacientes. Com isso, houve um aumento das publicações e diversificações de técnicas artroscópicas. O objetivo deste artigo de atualização é mostrar os avanços e o que temos de evidência na literatura para apoiar os leitores na sua decisão sobre qual técnica utilizar nos tratamentos das doenças do punho e da mão.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** injuries (MESH:D014947), wrist and hand conditions (MESH:D014954)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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