Biaxial wrist replacement - Initial results in the rheumatoid patient

We report a short term review of 26 patients after Biaxial total wrist repl acement, The mean follow up was 33.6 months (range, 24-62). All except one patient with psoriatic arthropathy had either seropositive or negative rheu matoid arthritis. A significant improvement in the range of motion was obta ined; however, only 14 of 26 achieved a "functional" range. Eighteen obtain ed an excellent or good result when graded using the Hospital for Special S urgery score. Two radial and three carpal components showed radiolucent lin es. Follow-up, however, was too short to determine whether this indicates p rogressive loosening.