title: The Wrightington classification of rheumatoid wrist X-rays: a guide to surgical management.
abstract: We have reviewed the pre-operative radiological appearances, the type of operation performed and the results of surgery of 234 wrists in 179 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this, a classification of X-rays of the rheumatoid wrist is described. It is designed to provide practical guidance to the surgeon who is planning surgery in a patient with rheumatoid disease. The surgical choices at each stage of the disease are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, England.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muirhead
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery