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Arthroscopic Midcarpal Wrist Arthrodesis: Clinical and Functional Outcomes

Arthroscopic Midcarpal Wrist Arthrodesis: Clinical and Functional Outcomes

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03763552
Enrollment
15
Registered
2018-12-04
Start date
2018-07-30
Completion date
2018-12-31
Last updated
2023-05-12

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Conditions

Dislocation of Midcarpal Joint

Keywords

arthroscopy, wrist osteoarthrosis

Brief summary

All cases of midcarpal wrist arthritis treated surgically with arthroscopic partial wrist fusion with cannulated screws from January 2015 to December 2017 will be reviewed. The union rate and time to union will be recorded following the standard radiological postoperative control. Wrist assessments performed pre- and postoperative regarding strength, range of motion and pain will be analysed. Complications will be recorded as well. Participants will be recruited for wrist assessment. They will be asked to fill out questionnaires about the functional result related to their quality of life.

Interventions

OTHERarthroscopic wrist arthrodesis

Cases of midcarpal wrist arthritis treated surgically with arthroscopic partial wrist fusion with cannulated screws

Sponsors

University of Zurich
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. All the patients suffered from traumatic or degenerative mid-carpal wrist arthritis or instability and treated surgically with arthroscopic midcarpal wrist arthrodesis in the Division of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery University Hospital Zürich from January 2015 to October 2017 will be included. 2. Signed informed consent for participation in the study and for further use of collected data.

Exclusion criteria

1\. Missing Informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Wrist range of motion after surgery5 minutesExtension , Flexion, Radial and ulnar deviation, Pronation , Supination

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hand strength after surgery2 minutesStrength measurement in kilos (Kg) with Jamar Dynamometer placed in Scale 2. Three consecutive trials will be executed, the best result (higher strength in kilos) will be registered.
Pain assessment in weight bearing (Visual analogue scale, VAS)1 minuteThe patients will be asked to evaluate the pain in the wrist by full weight bearing, according to visual analogue scale (VAS 0-10, 0 means no pain, 10 means maximum pain)
Function assessment through DASH (The disabilities of the arm, shoulder, hand) questionnaire5 minutesThis questionnaire asks about patient's symptoms as well as their ability to perform certain activities in the last week. The DASH Outcome Measure is scored in two components: the disability/symptom section (30 items, scored 1-5) and the optional high performance Sport/Music or Work section (4 items, scored 1-5). The response to the first 30 items of the DASH are added to form the raw, or actual, score. A minimum score is 30; a maximum is 150.The raw score is then transformed to a zero-to-100 scale with zero reflecting no disability (good function) and 100 reflecting maximum disability. The maximum score of the second section is 20 with a minimum of 4. The range of scores is therefore 16. This score is also transformed to a zero-to-100 scale with lower scores reflecting minimal disability, and higher scores reflecting more disability.

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026