CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Revista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de la Mano 2024; 52(01): e3-e15
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787271
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Wrist Arthrodesis

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Moisés Vallés Andreu
1   Departamento de Cirugía Ortopédica, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España
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Juan Andrés González García
1   Departamento de Cirugía Ortopédica, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España
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Carmen Guardiola Herráez
1   Departamento de Cirugía Ortopédica, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España
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1   Departamento de Cirugía Ortopédica, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España
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Abstract

Wrist arthrodesis, both total and partial, are therapeutic options for the treatment of post-traumatic, degenerative or rheumatic arthropathies. The objective of these surgeries is to eliminate pain and stabilize the wrist to the detriment of loss of mobility, allowing patients to resume their daily activities without pain. Partial arthrodesis aim to preserve some mobility by fusing only certain joints, leaving only non-pathological joints mobile, while total arthrodeses involve total fusion of the wrist, offering definitive solutions for severe pain and instability.

Performing these techniques through arthroscopic surgery offers results similar to those of open surgery, with the additional benefit of minimizing complications, reducing recovery time and improving the postoperative aesthetic result.



Publication History

Article published online:
07 June 2024

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