New technique to treat wrist pain

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New technique to treat wrist pain

BOSTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A researcher in Beth Israel Deaconess

Medical Center in Boston is offering two new techniques to ease the

pain of patients with aching wrists.

Hand and upper extremity surgeon, Dr. S. Day, performs total

wrist replacements using a new prosthetic device that provides

patients with a functional range of motion, better wrist balance and

better stability.

" This procedure offers patients an option for painful wrists other

than the fusion. The benefits of the procedure make it more

attractive option to all patients with wrist arthritis, " says Day.

The most common treatment for people suffering from wrist arthritis

is total wrist fusion, which eliminates pain but prevents wrist

movement, according to Day.

Although total wrist arthroplasty has been offered in the United

States since the 1970s, most implants have not proven to be

clinically effective due to design issues and the complex

biomechanics of the wrist.

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