Ulnar Shaft Shortening Osteotomy

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27 Ulnar Shaft Shortening Osteotomy Indications Ulnar impaction syndrome Positive ulnar variance from radius malunion (e.g., distal radius fracture) Traumatic lunotriquetral interosseous ligament tear with positive or neutral ulnar variance…

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Total Wrist Arthrodesis

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53 Total Wrist Arthrodesis Indications Post-traumatic, rheumatoid, or osteoarthritis with radiocarpal and midcarpal degeneration Bone loss or deformity due to infection or tumor Fixed wrist deformity from neurological deficit Technique…

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Excision of Dorsal Wrist Ganglion

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63 Excision of Dorsal Wrist Ganglion Indications Prominent lump that is painful, interferes with wrist use, or is considered cosmetically unacceptable Technique Transverse incision over mass Place tag suture into…

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Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Joint Arthroplasty

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49 Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Joint Arthroplasty Indications Long-standing scaphotrapeziotrapezoid (STT) arthritis recalcitrant to nonoperative treatment Technique Dorsoradial incision that begins at Lister’s tubercle, traverses the anatomical snuffbox, and ends at the scaphotrapeziotrapezoid…

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Bone Graft–Bone Autograft Reconstruction

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37 Bone Graft-Bone Autograft Reconstruction Indications Patients with symptomatic dynamic scapholunate (SL) dissociation without arthritis at the radioscaphoid or scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal joints Technique Dorsal longitudinal incision Incise the third dorsal compartment…

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