Clinical Trial: Clinical and Patient-reported Outcomes After Total Wrist Arthroplasty and Total Wrist Arthrodesis
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition: Wrist Arthritis
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Clinical and Patient-reported Outcomes After Total Wrist Arthroplasty and Total Wrist Arthrodesis: A Prospective Cohort-study With 2-year Follow-up
Brief Summary:
The wrist is often considered to be the fundament of the hand. Patients with a destroyed wrist joint caused by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis may suffer from pain and functional disabilities with impaired life quality.The traditional surgical solution for advanced wrist arthritis is a total wrist fusion (TWF). Although TWF creates a stable wrist with minimal pain, the prize is the joint motion. Total wrist arthroplasty (TWA) is a motion-preserving alternative, but has failed to achieve the widespread use…
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