8. Why must pin fixation include only bones involved in the arthrodesis? This technique
permits any encountered stresses or loads to be dissipated by motion in the adjacent local …

1. Why are multiple carpal bones present in the wrist? The function of the wrist is to position
the hand optimally for specific tasks. To do so, the wrist is required to have a large arc of …

Partial and total wrist arthrodeses have become common procedures for treating
degenerative diseases arising from numerous conditions, including posttraumatic arthrosis …

The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcome, union rate, and
complications of a consecutive series of Scaphoid excision and limited wrist arthrodesis …

Fifty limited wrist fusions were performed in 47 patients including 24 scaphoid-trapezium-
trapezoid, 12 capitate-lunate-triquetrum-hamate, and 13 other limited wrist fusion …

In the past, the standard treatment for degenerative disorders of the wrist was total
arthrodesis. Although total wrist arthrodesis provides predictable pain relief, the concomitant …

The palpable bony landmarks on the palmar aspect of the wrist (Fig. 1) are the pisiform, the
scaphoid tuberosity, the trapezial tuberosity, the volar radial styloid and the hook of the …

By means of an external fixator, 11 limited wrist “fusions” in eight freshly frozen cadaver
wrists were studied. An electrogoniometer measured prefusion and postfusion range of …

A pain-free, stable wrist joint is essential for normal function of the hand. Pain arising from a
traumatized, arthritic, or unstable wrist will, through the unconscious spinal reflex, inhibit the …

Twenty-five wrist arthrodesis procedures were performed on 24 patients, applying a
modification of Gill's technique, which used a corticocancellous strut graft from the distal …