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 ...

This week, we are going to discuss a condition of the wrist that causes chronic pain, snapping, popping and limited use of the wrist following an injury, either traumatic or repetitive. The injury?

WASHINGTON – For hand surgeons, choosing between proximal row carpectomy and four-corner fusion for treatment of SLAC wrists may often be a “coin toss.” While proximal row carpectomy (PRC) is a ...

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 ...

Over the past three decades, hand surgeon Scott Wolfe has been conducting research to find a better way to repair a common wrist injury that results in pain, disability and progressive arthritis. Now ...