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Wrist Arthrodesis with the AO Titanium Wrist Fusion Plate: A Consecutive Series of 42 Cases

From the Department of Orthopaedics, Hand Section, Odense University Hospital, Denmark

Correspondence: Dr Shirzad Houshian, Department of Orthopaedics, Hand Section, Odense University Hospital, Sdr Boulevard 29, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark.

In a 4 year period (1996–1999), 42 total wrist fusions in 25 men and 17 women were performed using the AO/ASIF Titanium wrist fusion plate. The median age of the patients at the time of surgery was 41 (range, 19–72) years. The indication for fusion was post-traumatic arthritis in 29 wrists, Kienböck’s disease in eight, rheumatoid arthritis in three, mono-arthritis in one and Volkmann’s contracture in one. All patients were reviewed at a median follow-up of 23 (range, 6–50) months. The Buck–Gramcko and Lohmann score for functional evaluation was excellent in 35, good in 5 and satisfactory in 2 patients. We conclude that wrist arthrodesis with the AO/ASIF Titanium wrist fusion plate is an excellent option for treatment of various painful disorders of the wrist.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 26, No. 4, 355-359 (2001)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2001.0600


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