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Under regional anesthesia, the patient is positioned supine on the operating table. The arm is abducted and the fingers are suspended from 5 to 10 lb of fingertrap traction. The forearm and wrist are prepped and draped in the usual manner. Under tourniquet control, a 22-gauge needle is inserted in the space between the EPL and the EDC just distal to Lister’s tubercle at 10° of proximal inclination. Then, 5 mL of normal saline is injected into the space. A superficial skin is done. The subcutaneous tissues are dissected bluntly using tenotomy scissors. The posterior capsule is pierced. Trocar and cannula are inserted. The scope is inserted.
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Taha, A.M.S. (2013). Wrist Arthroscopy. In: Saghieh, S., Weinstein, S., Hoballah, J. (eds) Operative Dictations in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7479-1_89
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