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Abstract
The wrist joint, also referred to as the radiocarpal joint is a condyloid synovial joint of the distal upper limb that connects and serves as a transition point between the forearm and hand. A condyloid joint is a modified ball and socket joint that allows for flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction movement.
Distal radius fractures (DRFs) belong to the most common fracture type in humans. Depending on fracture fragment dislocation, fracture instability criteria, the patient’s needs, and functional demands, treatment can vary between non-surgical treatment with cast immobilization and surgical treatment with open reduction and internal fixation.
Wrist arthroscopy is useful as an adjunct in restoring articular surface congruity because it provides excellent visualization of articular surface that cannot be provided by conventional fluoroscopy and therefore it has better ability to reduce articular stepping and gapping precisely. But performing wrist arthroscopy in acute distal radius fracture is technically demanding and requires expertise in wrist arthroscopy.
This quasi-experimental study aimed to evaluate the functional and radiological outcome of arthroscopic-assisted reduction of intra-articular distal radius fracture. This study conducted including 26 patients presenting with intra-articular distal end radius fracture attended emergency room and outpatient clinic of Orthopedic Surgery. All fixations took place using volar plate.
The studywas carried out at the department of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Suez Canal University hospital (SCUH), Ismailia, Egypt. This study was approved by the institutional review board of our hospital.