Arthroscopic Versus Open Treatment of Septic Wrist Arthritis: National Trends in Usage and Impact on Length of Stay, Reoperation, Postoperative Readmissions, and Complications.

Further, the proportion of patients treated with arthroscopic management in the age group of 70–79 years ( P < .001) was significantly lesser than the proportion treated with open management, displaying a clear trend toward increased usage of arthroscopic debridement among younger patients ( Table 2 ).

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We hypothesized that there would be an increasing trend in the usage of arthroscopy and that there would be no significant difference in the effectiveness of open and arthroscopic management of septic wrist arthritis, as measured by our outcome criteria.

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