New Technologies on Wrist Arthroscopy

The arthroscopy was established in Japan in the early 20th century. Clinical application of wrist arthroscopy for patients began in 1979.[1] Since then, recent development of wrist arthroscopy is extraordinary. Volar portal technique of the radiocarpal joint[2] and dry arthroscopy for repairing intra-articular fracture of the radius[3] were achieved in the first decade of 21st century. Introduction of distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) arthroscopy now has changed treatment algorism of triangular fibrocartilage complex lesions.[4] Techniques of arthroscopic ligament reconstruction of the scapholunate, lunotriquetral, radioulnar ligament, or dorsal wrist ligament were established and arthroscopic bone grafting to the scaphoid nonunion is now used worldwide.[5]