Progress and Role of Finger Joint Arthroscopy

This article describes the authors' experience with, and recent advancement in, the techniques that have allowed the development of many new arthroscopic procedures in the finger joints. It also describes the role and techniques of arthroscopy in small finger joints. Because the intra-articular anatomy of the first to the fifth metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints is similar, this article discusses the hand MCP joints without distinguishing thumb from fingers.