Guillaume Herzberg and Marion Burnier Abstract Treatment of the so-called “irreparable” distal radius fractures in the independent elderly with wrist hemiarthroplasty (WHA) is becoming a well-accepted salvage procedure when ORIF…
Ole Reigstad Abstract Wrist arthroplasty surgery has never achieved results similar to hip or knee arthroplasties. A variety of different arthroplasties have been introduced, used, and withdrawn after failing to…
Michel E. H. Boeckstyns and Guillaume Herzberg Abstract Surface replacement of the wrist is a motion preserving solution for the salvage of a severely destroyed wrist, i.e., a pan-arthritic wrist….
Onur Berber, Lorenzo Garagnani, and Sam Gidwani Abstract Total wrist arthroplasty has evolved over several decades and has made gains in outcomes and popularity. In contrast, wrist hemiarthroplasty is a…
Stephan Schindele Abstract The interphalangeal (IP) joint of the thumb is, after the thumb saddle (or carpometacarpal [CMC-1]) joint, the second most important joint in the axis of the first…
Philippe Bellemère Abstract STT joint arthroplasty has been proposed alternatively to the simple resection arthroplasty for the treatment of STT osteoarthritis. Pyrocarbon free interposition of the STT joint has replaced…
Bruno Lussiez Abstract Trapeziometacarpal prostheses, along with trapeziectomies and interposition arthroplasties, are one of the modern surgical options for the treatment of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. The short-term and medium-term results have…
Ludovic Ardouin Abstract Pi2 and Nugrip are pyrocarbon implants for thumb basal joint osteoarthritis after trapeziectomy. Pi2 implant is a free spacer whereas the Nugrip is an hemiprosthesis. The author…
Philippe Bellemère Abstract Pyrocardan and Pyrodisk implants are made of pyrocarbon and used as interposition arthroplasty for the treatment of the thumb CMC joint osteoarthritis. The aim of interposition implants…
Sarah E. Sasor and Kevin C. Chung Abstract The metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints can be deformed and disabled by arthritis. Treatment is challenging, owing to bony destruction…
