SynthesisThe Journal of hand surgery, European volume2021
A systematic review of outcomes of wrist arthrodesis and wrist arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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- A Dual Center Experience with a Locking Intramedullary Nail for Wrist Fusion.Journal of wrist surgery · 2024Article
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- Medicare Reimbursement in Hand and Upper Extremity Procedures: A 20-Year Analysis.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- Medium-Term Outcomes for Amandys Implant: A 5-Year Minimum Follow-Up of 63 Cases.Journal of wrist surgery · 2022Article
- Safety and efficacy of a novel three-dimensional printed microporous titanium prosthesis for total wrist arthroplasty in the treatment of end-stage wrist arthritis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Total Wrist Arthroplasty and Total Wrist Fusion: A Prospective Cohort Study with 2-Year Follow-up.JB & JS open accessArticle
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Surgical management of end-stage rheumatoid wrists is a contentious topic. The standard surgical treatment has traditionally been wrist arthrodesis. Wrist arthroplasty, however, offers an alternative that preserves some wrist motion. A systematic review of MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL databases was conducted. Data from 23 studies representing 343 cases of wrist arthrodesis and 618 cases of wrist arthroplasty were included. Complication rates were 17% for arthrodesis and 19% for arthroplasty, and both procedures were effective at alleviating pain and improving grip strength. Functional assessment by Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand and Patient-Related Wrist Evaluation of arthroplasty patients revealed clinically meaningful functional improvement compared with preoperative measurements. In contrast to previously published findings both procedures demonstrated comparable complication rates. While this can be speculated to be from advancements in prosthetics, robust long-term follow-up data on wrist arthroplasty are not available yet.
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