A revolutionary use of wrist arthroscopy in paediatric arthrogryposis? a case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Conservative management of patients with arthrogryposis includes splinting, stretching and strengthening exercises. 3,6 Surgical treatment aims to release tight structures by lengthening or shortening structures to place the wrist in a better position. 3 These include combinations of mid-carpal wedge osteotomy, tendon transfers, volar fascia release, skin grafts and flaps and in severe cases, wrist fusion. 1,4,7,8 204 ©2019 Oestreich et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and build upon your work non-commercially.A revolutionary use of wrist arthroscopy in paediatric arthrogryposis? a case report and review of the literature