Clinical Outcomes of Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Wrist Arthritis

• Published in: The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 899 - 903
• Main Authors: Nydick, Jason A., DO, Watt, James F., DO, Garcia, Michael J., MD, Williams, Bailee D., BS, Hess, Alfred V., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2013
• Subjects: Aged; Arthritis - surgery; Arthrodesis; Arthroplasty; Female; Hand Strength; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; Pain Measurement; Patient Satisfaction; Posttraumatic wrist arthritis; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Wrist Joint - surgery; Posttraumatic wrist arthritis; arthroplasty; arthrodesis

Purpose To compare clinical outcomes of wrist arthrodesis and total wrist arthroplasty in the treatment of pancarpal posttraumatic arthritis. We hypothesized that arthroplasty would demonstrate better clinical outcomes than wrist arthrodesis. Methods We performed a retrospective review of 22 patient...