Scapholunate dissociation is a difficult and unresolved problem in orthopedic hand surgery. Scapholunate ligament repair alone leads to failure and progression of scapholunate advanced collapse wrist ...

The wrist joint comprises eight carpal bones and is the most complex articular system in the human body. Each bone is capable of moving in different degrees or directions dependent on the position, ...

Without this ligament, a special type of arthritis called SLAC wrist (scapholunate advanced collapse) can develop over time. Even with the ligament surgically repaired, soreness via inflammation for ...

A British man has become the first patient in the world to benefit from a new form of wrist replacement that preserves natural wrist movement. Tim Ablethorpe, an insurance manager from Southend-on-Sea ...