Bain Gregory I, Baker Andrew, Whipple Terry L, Poehling Gary G, Mathoulin Christophe, Ho Pak-Cheong
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
J Wrist Surg. 2022 Apr 25;11(2):96-119. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1740304. eCollection 2022 Apr.
Wrist arthroscopy has a rich history, drawing on contributions from around the world. Its foundation was laid in Japan with Kenji Takagi and Masaki Watanabe, who developed the arthroscope and the techniques for arthroscopy. Across several decades they advanced the optic and lighting technology, allowing the miniaturization which made wrist arthroscopy technologically feasible. A safe and standardized technique for wrist arthroscopy was evolved by Terry Whipple, Gary Poehling, and James Roth in the 1980s, and they shared this with their fellow surgeons through courses and publications. The techniques then spread across the world, leading to widespread uptake and exploration of new therapeutic possibilities. The worldwide spread of wrist arthroscopy was accelerated by the European Wrist Arthroscopy Society (EWAS), founded in 2005 by Christophe Mathoulin. The Asia Pacific Wrist Association (APWA), founded by PC Ho in 2015, also extended the progression of wrist arthroscopy. This article brings together this history and tells the global story of its development through the recollections of those involved. The manuscript includes some amazing videos of the early historical arthroscopy. There are also videos of Gary and Terry describing some of their special memories of the early politics, developments, and evolution of wrist arthroscopy.
腕关节镜检查有着丰富的历史，它汲取了世界各地的贡献。其基础是由日本的高木健司和渡边正树奠定的，他们开发了关节镜及关节镜检查技术。在几十年间，他们改进了光学和照明技术，实现了小型化，使得腕关节镜检查在技术上成为可行。20世纪80年代，特里·惠普尔、加里·波埃林和詹姆斯·罗斯开发出一种安全且标准化的腕关节镜检查技术，并通过课程和出版物与同行外科医生分享。这些技术随后传播到世界各地，促使其被广泛采用并探索新的治疗可能性。2005年由克里斯托夫·马图兰创立的欧洲腕关节镜检查协会（EWAS）加速了腕关节镜检查在全球的传播。2015年由何沛聪创立的亚太腕关节协会（APWA）也推动了腕关节镜检查的发展进程。本文汇集了这段历史，并通过相关人员的回忆讲述其全球发展历程。手稿中包含一些早期历史关节镜检查的精彩视频。还有加里和特里描述他们对腕关节镜检查早期政治、发展及演变的一些特殊记忆的视频。
