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Limited wrist fusions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3241034     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Seventeen patients had wrist fusions done for diseases other than rheumatoid arthritis of the wrist and carpal bones. Arthrodesis was done at the radiocarpal joint in five wrists and at the midcarpal joint in 12. There were 12 men and five women. Ages at the time of operation averaged 42 years. Follow-up ranged from 6 months to 5 years and 5 months, and with an average of 1 year and 10 months. Overall postoperative results were excellent in five wrists, good in seven, fair in two, and poor in three. Wrists with the midcarpal fusion fared better than those wrists with the radiocarpal fusion. Complications included one pseudoarthrosis and one rupture of the flexor pollicis longus tendon. In one of the 17 wrists new osteoarthritic changes surrounding the arthrodesed joints occurred.
Authors:
A Minami; T Ogino; M Minami
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of hand surgery     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0363-5023     ISO Abbreviation:  J Hand Surg Am     Publication Date:  1988 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-05-22     Completed Date:  1989-05-22     Revised Date:  2009-06-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7609631     Medline TA:  J Hand Surg Am     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  660-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Arthrodesis* / methods
Child
Female
Humans
Joint Diseases / surgery
Male
Wrist Joint / surgery*

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