title: Posttraumatic carpal instability. A 9-year follow-up of 18 patients.
abstract: We present a 9 (1-20) year follow-up of 18 cases of carpal instability. Excluding 4 arthrodeses, 12 cases were satisfactory in terms of pain and grip strength in spite of persisting radiographic instability in 9.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brøndum
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis; D001860:Bone Plates; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000502:physiology