Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1967;49:1591-1596.
© 1967 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Localized Fusion at the Wrist Joint
S. SCHWARTZ M.B., F.R.C.S.1
1 809 Medical Center, Heerengracht, Cape Town, South Africa
A localized radioscaphoid fusion of the wrist joint has been described. This method of arthrodesis was devised to obtain a solid fusion, without disturbing the inferior radio-ulnar, mid-carpal, intercarpal, carpometacarpal, and intermetacarpal joints.