Preparing for surgeryPre-op work-up Anesthesia considerations Instrumentation & Positioning Op-room, C-arm arrangement elective and trauma Starting the procedureTourniquet, traction and dry arthroscopy considerations Portals Safe portal establishment Tips and tricks Taking “The Standard Tour”3-point diagnostic radiocarpal arthroscopy (Scapholunate lig, volar radiocarpal lig, TFCC (trampoline & hook test)) 3-point midcarpal arthroscopy (Scapholunate lig, lunatriquetral lig, STT joint) DRUJ arthroscopy Visualizing Common PathologiesScapholunate Lig (partial, complete (acute vs chronic), irreducible) TFC (peripheral incl foveal avulsion, radial, central incl ulnocarpal abutment) Lunotriquetral Lig Ganglia Synovitis Performing simple repairSynovectomy and arthroscopic debridement (incl RF) Thermal shrinkage Percutaneous pinning Peripheral TFC reattachement to the fovea of the ulna Peripheral TFC repair to capsule Arthroscopic wafer procedure for ulnar impaction syndrome Advancing to more complex Wrist arthroscopy in trauma (DRF, scaphoid Fx) Arthroscopic assistance in decision making (Kienbock’s, wrist arthritis) Arthroscopic assisted & mini-open procedures (SL reconstruction, TFC foveal repair) Common complications and how to avoid them
