Small joint arthroscopy in foot and ankle

Tun Hing Lui; Chi Pan Yuen

doi:10.1016/j.fcl.2014.10.007

Small joint arthroscopy in foot and ankle

Foot Ankle Clin. 2015 Mar;20(1):123-38. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2014.10.007. Epub 2014 Dec 15.

Authors

Tun Hing Lui¹, Chi Pan Yuen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung Shui, NT, Hong Kong 999077, China. Electronic address: luithderek@yahoo.co.uk.
² Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kwong Wah Hospital, 25 Waterloo Road, Hong Kong 999077, China.

PMID: 25726488
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2014.10.007

Abstract

The clinical application of small joint arthroscopies (metatarsophalangeal joint, Lisfranc joint, Chopart joint, and interphlangeal joint) in the foot has seen significant advancements in the past decades. This article reviews the clinical indications, technical details, outcomes, and potential complications of small joint arthroscopies of the foot.

Keywords: Chopart joint; Interphalangeal joint; Lisfranc joint; Metatarsophalangeal joint; Tarsometatarsal.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ankle Joint / surgery*
Arthroscopy / methods*
Foot Joints / surgery*
Ganglion Cysts / surgery
Hallux / surgery
Humans
Joint Capsule / surgery
Joint Instability / surgery
Metatarsophalangeal Joint / surgery*
Metatarsus / abnormalities*
Metatarsus / surgery
Osteochondritis / congenital*
Osteochondritis / surgery

Supplementary concepts

Freiberg's disease