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Subjective and objective outcomes after total wrist arthrodesis in patients with radiocarpal arthrosis or Kienböck's disease.
Chirurgie de la Main 2000 September
Sixty patients underwent total wrist arthrodesis for post-traumatic arthrosis, or Kienböck's disease. All of them could be included in the study with complete data. The average follow-up time was 37 months. Forty-nine patients were males, 11 were females; the average age was 48 years. Outcomes were assessed by several methods. Grip strength was measured using the DEXTER-Computer-System and was reduced by 50% compared to the contralateral side. Pain was evaluated pre- and postoperatively with a visual analogue scale from 0 to 100 and was reduced to 55% of the preoperative values. Patient's activities of daily living (ADLs) and general postoperative quality of life were estimated with the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire. For functional evaluation additionally the Mayo and Krimmer wrist scores were used. The overall DASH score was 51.4, the wrist scores reached 46.4 and 50.5, respectively. Both scores correlated significantly with the DASH. It can be concluded from our data that pain relief was sufficient in the most patients, although complete pain relief was rare. Although 80% of the patients complained about reduction of postoperative quality of life with impaired personal hygiene and functional deficits, the majority (80%) would undergo the procedure again. Seventy percent of the patients returned to their original occupation. Compared to other measures commonly used to assess outcomes after wrist arthrodesis, the DASH questionnaire proved to be a very useful tool for the evaluation of subjective outcomes in upper extremity disorders as well.
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