title: Spontaneous radioscapholunate fusion after septic arthritis of the wrist: a case report.
abstract: Bacterial septic arthritis rarely occurs in the upper extremities. Yet, early diagnosis and treatment is important, as a delay in diagnosis results in pain, impaired hand function, and degenerative joint disease. Radioscapholunate (RSL) arthrodesis is a well-established procedure for treating inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis (primary or posttraumatic), primarily to achieve pain relief. The wrist deformity correction offers an alternative option to total wrist arthrodesis. Indications for a RSL arthrodesis are osteoarthritis of the radiolunate and radioscaphoid joint with a concomitant intact midcarpal joint. We present a case study of spontaneous RSL fusion post wrist infection caused by a dog bite.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, AUVA Trauma Hospital Lorenz Böhler - European Hand Trauma Center, Donaueschingenstrasse 13, 1200, Vienna, Austria. stefan.quadlbauer@auva.at.|Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental und Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Center, 1200, Vienna, Austria. stefan.quadlbauer@auva.at.|Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, 1200, Vienna, Austria. stefan.quadlbauer@auva.at.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quadlbauer
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, AUVA Trauma Hospital Lorenz Böhler - European Hand Trauma Center, Donaueschingenstrasse 13, 1200, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pezzei
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, AUVA Trauma Hospital Lorenz Böhler - European Hand Trauma Center, Donaueschingenstrasse 13, 1200, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jurkowitsch
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, AUVA Trauma Hospital Lorenz Böhler - European Hand Trauma Center, Donaueschingenstrasse 13, 1200, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Keuchel
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, AUVA Trauma Hospital Lorenz Böhler - European Hand Trauma Center, Donaueschingenstrasse 13, 1200, Vienna, Austria.|Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental und Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Center, 1200, Vienna, Austria.|Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, 1200, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hausner
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, AUVA Trauma Hospital Lorenz Böhler - European Hand Trauma Center, Donaueschingenstrasse 13, 1200, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leixnering
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D050824:Carpal Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D034941:Upper Extremity; D014953:Wrist; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Outcome; Radioscapholunate arthrodesis; Radioscapholunate fusion; Septic wrist arthritis