Wrist Arthritis

Table of contents :
Wrist Arthritis……Page 1
Anatomy……Page 2
Kinematics and biomechanics……Page 3
Imaging……Page 4
Congenital disorders……Page 5
Pisiform instability……Page 6
Pisotriquetral joint arthrosis……Page 7
Clinical presentation……Page 8
Treatment……Page 9
Surgical technique of pisiformectomy……Page 10
References……Page 11
Radial styloid arthritis……Page 13
Treatment techniques……Page 14
Complications……Page 15
Proximal pole of hamate arthritis……Page 16
Treatment techniques……Page 17
References……Page 19
Rheumatoid arthritis……Page 21
Technique……Page 22
Summary……Page 23
References……Page 24
Carpal kinematics……Page 25
Surgical technique……Page 26
Postoperative care and rehabilitation……Page 30
References……Page 31
Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Arthrodesis for Arthritis……Page 33
References……Page 35
Natural course of the rheumatoid wrist……Page 38
Range of motion……Page 40
Radiologic changes……Page 41
Complications……Page 43
References……Page 44
Indications……Page 46
Surgical technique……Page 47
Case 2……Page 48
Results……Page 49
Supplemental procedures……Page 51
References……Page 52
Kinematics……Page 53
Indications……Page 54
Technique……Page 55
References……Page 57
Biomechanics……Page 59
Imaging……Page 60
Treatment……Page 61
Open wafer procedure……Page 62
Arthroscopic wafer procedure……Page 63
References……Page 66
Clinical presentation……Page 68
Nonoperative treatment……Page 69
Operative treatment……Page 70
Synovectomy, tenosynovectomy……Page 71
Reconstruction for tendon rupture……Page 72
Darrach-indications……Page 73
Darrach resection-surgical procedure and supported technical recommendations……Page 74
The Sauve-Kapandji procedure……Page 75
Sauve-Kapandji operation-surgical procedure and supported technical recommendations……Page 76
Soft tissue rebalancing……Page 77
References……Page 78
Anatomy……Page 81
Diagnostic studies……Page 83
Surgical approach……Page 84
Hemiresection……Page 86
Summary……Page 89
References……Page 90
Use of an Ulnar Head Endoprosthesis for Treatment of an Unstable Distal Ulnar Resection: Review of Mechanics, Indicatio………Page 92
Osseous……Page 93
Ligamentous……Page 94
Kinematics……Page 95
Etiology of arthrosis……Page 96
Radiographic assessment……Page 97
Indications for hemiprosthetic replacement of the distal ulna……Page 98
Patient preparation……Page 99
Primary implantation……Page 100
Rheumatoid arthritis……Page 103
Residual instability following ulnar head implant arthroplasty……Page 105
Clinical results……Page 106
References……Page 108
Historical perspective……Page 110
Patient selection……Page 112
Operative technique……Page 113
Radial component……Page 114
Postoperative management……Page 116
Potential complications……Page 117
References……Page 118
History of wrist arthrodesis……Page 120
Indications and contraindications for wrist arthrodesis……Page 121
Indications and surgical techniques for patients who have inflammatory arthritis……Page 122
Indications and surgical techniques for the pediatric patient and those who have an unstable or contracted wrist……Page 124
Patient outcome following wrist arthrodesis……Page 125
Complications of complete wrist arthrodesis……Page 126
References……Page 127