title: Biaxial total wrist arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To judge the outcome of total wrist arthroplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of 13 patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A university hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventeen patients with stage III or IV rheumatoid arthritis of the wrist. Only 13 patients were studied because 3 died and 1 was lost to follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Biaxial total wrist arthroplasty (15 procedures).
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical assessment and the Hospital for Special Surgery scoring system and radiologic review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Good or excellent results were achieved in all patients after an average follow-up of 54 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Biaxial total wrist arthroplasty is a reasonable treatment in rheumatoid patients when preservation of wrist motion is critical.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Centre hospitalier de l'université Laval, Sante-Foy, Que.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lirette
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kinnard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*