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First received: December 28, 2022

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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