Wrist Arthroscopy - Repair of Cartilage

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Dr. Alejandro Badia presents wrist arthroscopy with repair of cartilage. This video illustrates an arthroscopic repair of a torn triangular fibrocartilage which is a structure similar to the knee meniscus but in the wrist. This minimally invasive surgery was performed on a tennis player with chronic wrist pain. Healing of repair requires five weeks in a cast followed by therapy and return to play at 4 months.

tags: Arthroscopy cases chronic wrist pain healing process minimally invasive surgery Repair of Cartilage Sports Injury tennis player torn triangular fibrocartilage Wrist Arthroscopy


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