Palmar shelf arthroplasty. A follow-up note.
Palmar shelf arthroplasty was described by Albright and Chase as a successful, so-called conservative surgical alternative for the treatment of subluxation of a wrist that is affected by advanced rheumatoid arthritis. Subsequent to their report, seven wrists in six patients who had been treated with a palmar shelf arthroplasty by Albright and Chase or by their trainees were studied, after an average follow-up of nine years. All of the patients had long-term relief of pain and improved motion of the wrist, and all were satisfied with the result of the procedure. All but one patient had increased function.
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Yale-New Haven Hospital, Connecticut.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D011859:Radiography; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*