Union of Radiocarpal Fusion With and Without Proximal Row Carpectomy: A Systematic Review.
J Hand Surg Am
; 46(3): 200-208, 2021 03.
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PURPOSE: Wrist fusion provides a solution to the painful, arthritic wrist, and can be concomitantly performed with or without a proximal row carpectomy (PRC). The benefits of combining a PRC with fusion include a large amount of local bone graft for fusion and a lower number of joints needed to fuse. We hypothesized that wrist fusion combined with PRC will have a higher fusion rate than wrist fusion performed without PRC. METHODS: A systematic review was performed to identify all papers involving wrist arthrodesis using the following databases: PubMed, Ovid, Scopus, Web of Science, and COCHRANE. A literature search was performed using the phrases "wrist" OR "radiocarpal" and "fusion" OR "arthrodesis". Inclusion criteria included complete radiocarpal fusion performed for rheumatoid, posttraumatic, or primary arthritis; union rates available; English-language study. Studies were excluded if case reports; diagnoses other than the ones listed previously; inability to abstract the data. Data collected included wrist fusions with PRC or without PRC, union rate, patient age, underlying diagnosis, and method of fixation. RESULTS: A total of 50 studies were included in the analysis. There were 41 studies with no PRC, 8 studies with PRC, and 1 study with and without PRC. There were 347 patients with a PRC and 339 patients had a successfully fused wrist (97.7%). There were 1,355 patients who had a wrist fusion with no PRC, and1,303 patients had successful wrist fusion (96.2%). The difference in fusion rate between the 2 groups, 97.7% versus 96.2%, was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: There is no statistically significant difference with regards to union rate in wrist fusion with a PRC versus wrist fusion without a PRC. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic IV.
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J Hand Surg Am
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2021
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Estados Unidos