(i) Anatomy of the carpus and surgical approaches

摘要

Anatomy and surgical approaches are intimately related. In this article the authors describe the anatomy of the wrist in detail - vascular, neural, osseous, articular and ligamentous. This is followed by description of the surgical approaches to the distal radio-ulnar joint, distal radius, scaphoid and the universal dorsal approach to the carpus. The article is supported by illustrations throughout.