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J Wrist Surg
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788294
Original Article

Single-Portal Arthroscopy Improves the Assessment of Radial-sided Disorders of the Wrist

Riccardo Luchetti 
1   Rimini Hand & Upper Limb Surgery and Rehabilitation, Rimini, Italy
,
Sara Montanari 
1   Rimini Hand & Upper Limb Surgery and Rehabilitation, Rimini, Italy
,
Lucian Lior Marcovici
2   Jewish Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy
,
Roberto Cozzolino
3   Campano Hand & Wrist Surgery and Rehabilitation Center, Scafati, Italy
,
Sanjeev Kakar
4   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
,
Andrea Atzei
5   Pro-Mano, Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation, Treviso, Italy
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Abstract

Purpose This study aimed to describe the technique, indications, and advantages of the single-portal arthroscopic approach for the diagnosis and staging of chronic radial-sided disorders, including scapholunate interosseous ligament (SLIL) tear, scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC) and scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse (SNAC) deformities.

Methods The single portal technique was used in 138 patients affected by suspected SLIL lesions, SLAC and SNAC wrist injuries with positive clinical symptoms and inconclusive imaging (X-ray and MRI). It was used to grade the nature of the SLIL lesion and the extension of the osteochondral damage in the SLAC and SNAC wrist deformity to guide appropriate treatment.

Results Patients were divided into group 1 (SLIL: 45 cases), group 2a (SLAC: 65 cases), and group 2b (SNAC: 28 cases). In group 1, stage 4 SLIL lesions were confirmed in 36 cases and 9 were assessed as SLAC wrist deformity. In group 2a, single-portal arthroscopy confirmed the preoperative diagnosis in 74% of cases. In the remaining 26% of patients, arthroscopy modified the preoperative diagnosis: 1 case of SLAC 1 resulted in SLAC 2, 14 cases of SLAC 2 resulted in SLAC 3, 1 case of SLAC 3 resulted in SLAC 2. A case of SLAC 2 turned out to be an SLIL lesion stage 4. In group 2b, single-portal arthroscopy confirmed the preoperative diagnosis in 86% of cases. In the remaining 14% (4 cases), it modified the preoperative diagnosis: 1 of SNAC 1 resulted in SNAC 2 and the other in SNAC 3, 1 case of SNAC 2 turned out to be an SNAC 3, and 1 case of SNAC 3 resulted in SNAC 4.

Conclusion Single-portal wrist arthroscopy modified the preoperative diagnosis of wrist pathology in 42 patients over 138 cases. The use of single-portal wrist arthroscopy should be considered in the evaluation of the radiocarpal and midcarpal joints to allow accurate visualization of the joint surfaces for surgeon and patient planning.

Type of Study/Level of Evidence Observational study level of evidence IV.

Keywords

scapholunate ligament lesion - SLIL chronic lesion - SLAC - SNAC - Wrist arthroscopy


Publication History

Received: 09 April 2024

Accepted: 10 June 2024

Article published online:
17 July 2024

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