Arthroscopic Treatment of an Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis of the Wrist

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) comprises a group of arthritic diseases of various etiologies with onsets before 16 years of age. JIA is the most common chronic rheumatic condition in pediatric patients [1], [2]. The International League of Associations for Rheumatology 2001 classification of JIA includes the following subtypes: systemic-onset arthritis, oligoarthritis, extended oligoarthritis, polyarthritis (rheumatoid factor [RF]-negative), polyarthritis (RF-positive), psoriatic arthritis, enthesitis-related arthritis, and undifferentiated arthritis [3].