Failure of the hinge mechanism of a trispherical total wrist arthroplasty:A case report and review of the literature

Authors
O'Flynn, HM Rosen, A Weiland, AJ
Citation
Hm. O'Flynn et al., Failure of the hinge mechanism of a trispherical total wrist arthroplasty:A case report and review of the literature, J HAND S-AM, 24A(1), 1999, pp. 156-160
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME
ISSN journal
03635023 → ACNP
Volume
24A
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
156 - 160
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-5023(199901)24A:1<156:FOTHMO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We report a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who developed late catastroph ic failure of the hinge mechanism of her trispherical total wrist arthropla sty. This was associated with synovitis secondary to wear debris from Titan ium, cement and polyethylene which produced exuberant flexor and extensor t endon synovitis and median nerve compression. (I Hand Surg 1999;24A:156-160 . Copyright (C) 1999 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.)