Arthroscopic diagnosis of disk injury of the wrist joint

Arthrography of the wrist joint is a possibility to show a disc lesion by demonstrating a communication between the radioulnar and -carpal space in cases of persistent wrist pain after an accident without any bone disorders in x-ray. For differentiation between a pre-existent disc variety with a central whole and a real traumatic tear or degenerative alterations arthroscopy is the method of choice. Furthermore other changes of the wrist as free bodies and chondropathy can be seen. The indication for an arthrotomy and a causal treatment are more exact and were proved by a follow-up of 10 patient between 1985-1987 at the orthopedic university clinic Berlin.