The Mannerfelt wrist arthrodesis - A study of patient-reported outcomes in a rheumatoid population

摘要

Background: Wrist arthrodesis has been established as a mainstay form of surgical intervention in the rheumatoid wrist. Despite this however, there is a distinct lack of patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) studies justifying the efficacy of this procedure in rheumatoid disease. The aim of this study was to report any change in function or pain following the tunnel Mannerfelt wrist arthrodesis in a single surgeon series of rheumatoid " patients over a 6 year period.