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Arthroscopic Scapholunate Reconstruction

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The treatment of scapholunate ligament injuries has always been a challenge for surgeons. Interventions by open surgery can achieve stability but with a particularly high stiffness in flexion.

The advent of arthroscopy has completely changed the situation. It allows better understanding of these lesions and especially to avoid stiffness by providing more localized and less aggressive surgery. Arthroscopy allows for faster and more accurate diagnosis of these lesions. The treatment of acute injury is simpler. The treatment of chronic tears has recently been facilitated by the description of a new technique of capsuloligamentous arthroscopic suture which obviates the need for an open exposure of the wrist capsule and it is a promising option for chronic scapholunate ligament injuries.

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  1. Institut De La Main, Clinique Jouvenet, 6 Squre Jouvenet, Paris, 75016, France

    Christophe L. Mathoulin MD

  2. Department of Hand and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, 16 Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra, 411005, India

    Abhijeet L. Wahegaonkar M.D., F.A.C.S., M.Ch. (Orth)

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Mathoulin, C.L., Wahegaonkar, A.L. (2015). Arthroscopic Scapholunate Reconstruction. In: Geissler, W. (eds) Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1596-1_11

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