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A systematic review of total wrist arthroplasty compared with total wrist arthrodesis for rheumatoid arthritis.

Christi M Cavaliere and Kevin C Chung

Plast Reconstr Surg 122(3):813-25 (2008) PMID 18766045

Management of the end-stage rheumatoid wrist is controversial. The most common treatment is total wrist fusion. Total wrist arthroplasty offers a motion-preserving alternative. Comparison of outcomes for total wrist arthroplasty and total wrist fusion is necessary for evidence-based decision making. The purpose of this systematic review was to scientifically evaluate the existing literature for outcomes of both procedures in rheumatoid arthritis.

DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318180ece3
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