Conversion of Total Wrist Arthrodesis to a Total Wrist Arthroplasty: Twelve Patients Followed for 7 (2-16) Years.

Purpose: Total wrist arthroplasty has become a viable alternative to arthrodesis. Wrist arthrodesis is not necessarily the final surgery for many of the patients because some patients never accept the residual pain and reduced function that accompanies a stiff wrist. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance (pain, function, and satisfaction) of rearticulation, as well as the complications and reoperations of the procedure in a prospective unselected case series of patients.

Long-Term Outcomes of Wrist Arthroplasty Using the ReMotion™ Implant in Non-inflammatory Wrist Pathology.

Wrist arthroplasty is increasingly offered to patients with symptomatic wrist arthritis as an alternative to wrist arthrodesis. The purpose of this study was to present our outcomes with the ReMotion™ wrist arthroplasty in a consecutive series of patients with wrist arthritis from non-inflammatory conditions. Thirteen (eight women, nine dominant wrists) patients, 68 (44-85) years of age with advanced radiocarpal arthritis due to SLAC/SNAC (11) and Kienbock disease (2) had a ReMotion™ (Stryker, Michigan, USA) wrist arthroplasty implanted, and were prospectively followed for 7 (4-9) years.

Supercharging of the ulnar nerve: clinical and neurophysiological assessment at 2 years for nine proximal injuries.

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15-20 Year Follow-up After Wrist Arthroplasty Surgery - Revisiting the Development and Introduction of a New Prototype Concept for Total Wrist Arthroplasty.

Wrist arthroplasties have not achieved clinical outcomes comparable to those of shoulders and knees, being offered low-demand patients due to a high failure rate. In the 90s, there were no wrist arthroplasties available for high-demand patients. An experimental setup for the development of a new wrist arthroplasty intended for all wrist patients were done.