title: [The wrist joint].
abstract: The wrist joint is involved in a great majority of cases of rheumatoid arthritis. Tenosynovitis and synovitis can lead to severe destruction of the joint and to spontaneous ruptures of the tendons. Therefore, early tenosynovectomy and wrist-joint synovectomy are required. At the advanced stage of the disease, arthroplasty is necessary. Arthrodesis is rarely indicated in the treatment of severe wrist destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000601:surgery; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Das Handgelenk.