[Initial experience with the Meuli cementless total endoprosthesis of the wrist joint]

Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir. 1993 Sep;25(5):256-61.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The indications and the technique of implantation will be shown, and the results concerning function, pain reduction, and manual strength three years after surgery presented. Complications arose in cases with poor fixation of the cup prosthesis due to poor bone quality of the carpus. Operative salvage procedures are still possible.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / diagnostic imaging
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / surgery*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnostic imaging
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / surgery*
  • Bone Cements
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Joint Prosthesis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoarthritis / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteoarthritis / surgery*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Radiography
  • Range of Motion, Articular / physiology
  • Reoperation
  • Wrist Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Wrist Joint / surgery*

Substances

  • Bone Cements