K N Srikanth, S A Shahane, J H Stilwell
Hand and Upper Limb Research Unit, Wrightington Hospital, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, Hall Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan WN6 9EP, UK. knsrikanth@hotmail.com
Hand surgery : an international journal devoted to hand and upper limb surgery and related research : journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand 2006The pain of distal radioulnar arthrosis in rheumatoid patients is often due to disease largely confined to the radioulnar rather than the ulnocarpal articulation. This is a retrospective study of 14 patients (14 wrists) who underwent selective shaving of the radial articulation of the ulnar head leaving the ulnocarpal articulation intact. The ulnar head is reduced to the circumference of its shaft and a dorsal retinacular flap is interposed between it and the distal radius. Average age of the patients and follow-up were 63.5 years and 31 months, respectively. All patients had rheumatoid arthritis. Pain improved in 14 out of 15 wrists. Overall results were 67% good to excellent and 33% fair based on the modified Mayo's wrist score. This novel procedure for DRUJ arthrosis produces predictable pain relief in low demand rheumatoid patient.
K N Srikanth, S A Shahane, J H Stilwell. Modified matched ulnar resection for arthrosis of distal radioulnar joint in rheumatoid arthritis. Hand surgery : an international journal devoted to hand and upper limb surgery and related research : journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. 2006;11(1-2):15-9
PMID: 17080523
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