Arthroscopy Flashcards
What is this tool called? (Pay no mind to the bottom left corner)
Ferris-Smith rongeurs
What is this tool called?
Egress cannula
What features are we looking for when we evaluate the synovial capsule?
Normality
Hyperemia
Thickened villi
Petechiation
Evaluate this synovial capsule. What’s wrong?
Hyperemia!
Evaluate this synovial capsule. What’s wrong?
Thickened villi
What is the location of the most common chip fracture of the carpus?
distal radial carpal bone
What is the second most common site of chip fractures in the carpus?
proximal intermediate carpal bone
What is the 3rd most common site of chip fractures of the carpus?
Distal lateral radius
What is this x-ray indicating?
Third carpal bone fracture
AKA “Slab fracture”
What method might we use to repair a third carpal bone fracture via arthroscopy?
use a cortical bone screw in lag fashion to get cortical compression
Evaluate
full thickness cartilage defect