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Wrist Arthroscopy Using a Shoulder Traction Boom
Am J Orthop. 2008 December;37(12):614-615
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Jeffrey E. Budoff, MD, and Leonard Gordon, MD
Dr. Budoff is Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
Dr. Gordon is Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.
Overhead boom traction is commonly used in shoulder arthroscopy. In this article, we describe using overhead boom traction in wrist arthroscopy. The advantages are circumferential fluoroscopic access; lack of central post interference with instrumentation; and continuous, uninterrupted traction without need for frequent “dialing up” of traction tower height.