title: The instability of wrist joint and total wrist replacement.
abstract: Total wrist arthroplasty are not used as widely as total knee and hip replacement. The functional hands are requiring surgeons to design a durable and functional satisfying prosthesis. This article will list the main reasons that cause the failure of the prosthesis. Some remarkable and representative prostheses are listed to show the devolvement of total wrist prosthesis and their individual special innovations to fix the problems. And the second part we will discuss the part that biomechanical elements act in the total wrist replacement (TWA). Summarize and find out what the real problem is and how we can find a way to fix it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kunming General Hospital, Chengdu Military Region, Kunming 650032, China.
authors.forename: Jin-Xing
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yong-Qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000628:therapy*; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000601:surgery*