Wide-Awake Needle Arthroscopy of the Anterior Ankle: A Standardized Approach.

Over the years, possibilities in ankle arthroscopy have evolved from diagnostic inspection to complex interventional procedures. Further innovation may come from needle arthroscopy, which has improved substantially in image quality in recent years and can now be used for interventional procedures as well. We here present a standardized approach to wide-awake needle arthroscopy of the anterior ankle under local anesthesia. As new needle arthroscopic procedures of the ankle arise, this approach serves to help ensure safe, uniform, and beneficial adoption of this emergent technique.
Competing Interests: The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: The Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine from the Amsterdam UMC was supported with an unrestricted research grant from Arthrex GmbH. G.M.M.J.K. received consultancy fees from Arthrex during the conduct of the study. S.A.S.S. serves as a board member for the Dutch Orthopedic Society. All other authors (T.S., A.B.W.) declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.
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