title: Proximal row carpectomy: a multicenter study.
abstract: Twenty patients underwent proximal row carpectomy and were retrospectively evaluated for pain, motion, grip strength, functional activity, and x-ray changes at a mean follow-up of 3 1/2 years. For nonrheumatoid patients, motion decreased 15% after surgery, mean grip strength improved 22%, and 82% believed their conditions were improved and said they would repeat the procedure. The procedure failed in all three patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Patients with mild preoperative arthritic changes had better results than those with advanced disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Culp
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: McGuigan
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lichtman
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Osterman
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: McCarroll
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000503:physiopathology