posted 9/21/10 in Wrist Arthritis
The joint between the distal ulna and the radius allows forearm rotation--palm up and palm down motion. In a nonrheumatoid patient the most common cause of pain at the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ)is in the aftermath of a distal radius fracture. There may have been involvement of the DRUJ by...
posted 9/21/10 in Wrist Arthritis
SLAC arthritis stands for Scapholunate Advanced Coolapse, and may develop following a chrinic SL ligament injury with scapholunate dissociation, or following a chronic nonunion of a scaphoid fracture.Treatment is directed at the arthritic joint between the scaphoid and radius. The joint between the radius and lunate is consistently not affected...
posted 9/21/10 in Wrist Arthritis
Joint replacement surgery of the wrist has not been a very functional and accepted treatment in the past. Now we have better implants and improved surgical techniques allowing for better results. Both rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis may result in joint destruction requiring total wrist arthroplasty, as well as post-traumatic degeneration....
posted 9/21/10 in Wrist Arthritis
The joint between the distal ulna and the radius allows forearm rotation--palm up and palm down motion. In a nonrheumatoid patient the most common cause of pain at the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ)is in the aftermath of a distal radius fracture. There may have been involvement of the DRUJ by...
posted 9/21/10 in Wrist Arthritis
SLAC arthritis stands for Scapholunate Advanced Coolapse, and may develop following a chrinic SL ligament injury with scapholunate dissociation, or following a chronic nonunion of a scaphoid fracture. Treatment is directed at the arthritic joint between the scaphoid and radius. The joint between the radius and lunate is consistently not...
posted 9/21/10 in Wrist Arthritis
SLAC arthritis stands for Scapholunate Advanced Coolapse, and may develop following a chrinic SL ligament injury with scapholunate dissociation, or following a chronic nonunion of a scaphoid fracture. Treatment is directed at the arthritic joint between the scaphoid and radius. The joint between the radius and lunate is consistently not...
