Arthroscopic Management of Distal Radius Fractures

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Pre-Operative Assessment in Distal Radius Fractures

   • Gregory I. Bain

   Pages 1-12

3. Portals and Methodology

   • David J. Slutsky

   Pages 13-26

4. Management of Simple Articular Fractures

   • Ferdinando Battistella

   Pages 27-39

5. Treatment of Explosion-Type Distal Radius Fractures

   • Francisco del Piñal

   Pages 41-65

6. Management of Distal Radius Fracture-Associated TFCC Lesions Without DRUJ Instability

   • Alejandro Badia

   Pages 67-72

7. Arthroscopic Management of DRUJ Instability Following TFCC Ulnar Tears

   • Andrea Atzei

   Pages 73-88

8. Radial Side Tear of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex

   • Toshiyasu Nakamura

   Pages 89-98

9. Arthroscopic Management of Scapholunate Dissociation

   • Tommy Lindau

   Pages 99-108

10. Lunotriquetral and Extrinsic Ligaments Lesions Associated with Distal Radius Fractures

    • Didier Fontès

    Pages 109-116

11. Management of Concomitant Scaphoid Fractures

    • Christophe Mathoulin

    Pages 117-126

12. Perilunate Dislocations and Fracture Dislocations/Radiocarpal Dislocations and Fracture Dislocations

    • Mark Henry

    Pages 127-149

13. The Role of Arthroscopy in Postfracture Stiffness

    • Riccardo Luchetti

    Pages 151-173

14. Treatment of the Associated Ulnar-Sided Problems

    • Pier Paolo Borelli, Riccardo Luchetti

    Pages 175-190

15. Arthroscopic-Assisted Osteotomy for Intraarticular Malunion of the Distal Radius

    • Francisco del Piñal

    Pages 191-209

16. The Role of Arthroscopic Arthrodesis and Minimal Invasive Surgery in the Salvage of the Arthritic Wrist: Midcarpal Joint

    • Joseph F. Slade

    Pages 211-224

17. Arthroscopic Radiocarpal Fusion for Post-Traumatic Radiocarpal Arthrosis

    • Pak-cheong HO

    Pages 225-242

18. Back Matter

    Pages 243-247

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Seeing is believing. This is the title of a new campaign promoted by the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness to raise funds to help tackle avoidable loss of sight in poorly developed countries, truly an admirable initiative. This book could have used a similar leitmotiv: if you see what happens inside of a joint, you will be able to believe in your patient’s symptoms. But it would not be right. Arthroscopy is not out there just to make a diagnosis; it was not developed just to certify that the patient’s complaints are based on something physical. Arthroscopy was introduced to help patients, to make our treatments more reliable, to have better control of our p- cedures. It is merely a tool, indeed, but a marvelous one which nobody should und- score among all surgical options we have when it comes to solving wrist trauma. Seeing is understanding. This could be another leitmotiv for these authors’ c- paign to get more hand surgeons to incorporate arthroscopy in their practices. Certainly, mastering these newly developed techniques help understanding the patient’s problems. But again, that statement would also be misleading for not always what we see through the scope is the real cause of dysfunction. The enemy may be outside of the capsular enclosure. Indeed, arthroscopy provides lots of useful inf- mation, but the surgeon need not accept biased interpretations of the patient’s pr- lem based only on what appears on the screen.

• anatomy
• cartilage
• dislocation
• fracture
• instability
• malunion
• osteotomy
• scaphoid
• surgery
• trauma
• ulnar
• Trauma Surgery

From the reviews:

“The book is well written with clear … descriptions of the rationale for use of the arthroscope. Each chapter has a well-chosen list of references for further research on the topic. The quality of the radiographic … illustrations is absolutely outstanding and significantly contributes to the quality of the book. Overall this is a clearly written, and exceptionally well illustrated volume … . The book is likely to be essential reading for any surgeon embarking … to assist in the management of these problems.” (Nick Downing, The Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Vol. 36 (3), 2011)

“Different authors who have the necessary experience write the chapters. It is easy to read and concise. The text is clear without extraneous information. … Each chapter supplements the text with a plethora of photographs, cartoon diagrams, and x-rays that demonstrate the teaching points of the author. … The authors have done an exceptional job in simplifying the art of arthroscopic management of distal radius fractures. … it is certainly a good resource for a surgeon to read and perhaps limit technical difficulties and complications.” (Rosie Sendher, Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol. 37 (3), March, 2012)

• Santander, Spain

  Francisco Piñal

• Rimini, Italy

  Riccardo Luchetti

• Institut de la Main, Clinique Jouvenet, Paris CX, France

  Christophe Mathoulin

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