Wrist Arthrodesis Using the Medartis Carpometacarpal Joint Sparing Plate

• Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 607 - 613
• Main Authors: Briotti, Joshua, Wilson, Stuart, Goh, Geraldine, Lawson-Smith, Matthew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthrodesis - instrumentation; Arthrodesis - methods; Bone Plates; Carpometacarpal Joints - surgery; Disability Evaluation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hand Strength; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Satisfaction; Range of Motion, Articular; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Wrist Joint - physiopathology; Wrist Joint - surgery; total wrist arthrodesis; arthrodesis; complications; CMC sparing

Background: Total wrist arthrodesis is a well-established surgical technique that provides reliable pain relief in patients with advanced wrist disease. Key limitations of existing plating systems include hardware pull-out, hardware failure, and nonunion. There is limited literature on the newer sty...