The 'outside to inwards' approach in the spaghetti wrist

Luke Geoghegan; Dariush Nikkhah

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2020.05.047

The 'outside to inwards' approach in the spaghetti wrist

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020 Jun 6:56:5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.05.047. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Authors

Luke Geoghegan¹, Dariush Nikkhah²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London. London, UK.
² Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust. London, UK.

Abstract

•The 'spaghetti wrist' is a complex injury pattern.•Emptying the forearm and carpal tunnel permits repair accurate repair of volar structures working from deep to superficial.•This pragmatic approach permits better anatomical appreciation and sequence of repair.