Proximal row carpectomy (PRC) is a long-time, well-accepted, easy-to-reproduce procedure for the treatment of several painful degenerative conditions of the wrist, when capitate pole and radius lunate fossa are preserved. It has been reported to relieve pain and preserve a substantial wrist range of motion, although a partial loss of strength has to be expected because of the decreased length of the carpus. Since 2010, a new technique has been described in the literature using the resurfacing capitate pyrocarbon implant, combined with PRC. This implant has been designed to perform PRC even in the presence of degenerate joint surfaces, and thus resolves the limited indications of this procedure; however, if a resection of the capitate pole is performed to set up the implant, similar to PRC it may not positively influence the recovery of strength. The authors propose an resurfacing capitate pyrocarbon implant technique without any capitate bone resection, to preserve as much as possible the carpus length and so to improve the functional recovery. The surgical technique, is described in detail and preliminary results are discussed.

Rocchi, L., Fulchignoni, C., Marcuzzi, A., Resurfacing Capitate Pyrocarbon Implant Without Capitate Pole Resection to Improve Clinical Results in the Treatment of Chronic Wrist Arthritis, <<TECHNIQUES IN HAND & UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY>>, 2021; 25 (4): 213-218. [doi:10.1097/BTH.0000000000000335] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/249537]

Resurfacing Capitate Pyrocarbon Implant Without Capitate Pole Resection to Improve Clinical Results in the Treatment of Chronic Wrist Arthritis

Rocchi, Lorenzo;Fulchignoni, Camillo;Marcuzzi, Augusto
2021

Abstract

Proximal row carpectomy (PRC) is a long-time, well-accepted, easy-to-reproduce procedure for the treatment of several painful degenerative conditions of the wrist, when capitate pole and radius lunate fossa are preserved. It has been reported to relieve pain and preserve a substantial wrist range of motion, although a partial loss of strength has to be expected because of the decreased length of the carpus. Since 2010, a new technique has been described in the literature using the resurfacing capitate pyrocarbon implant, combined with PRC. This implant has been designed to perform PRC even in the presence of degenerate joint surfaces, and thus resolves the limited indications of this procedure; however, if a resection of the capitate pole is performed to set up the implant, similar to PRC it may not positively influence the recovery of strength. The authors propose an resurfacing capitate pyrocarbon implant technique without any capitate bone resection, to preserve as much as possible the carpus length and so to improve the functional recovery. The surgical technique, is described in detail and preliminary results are discussed.
2021
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Rocchi, L., Fulchignoni, C., Marcuzzi, A., Resurfacing Capitate Pyrocarbon Implant Without Capitate Pole Resection to Improve Clinical Results in the Treatment of Chronic Wrist Arthritis, <<TECHNIQUES IN HAND & UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY>>, 2021; 25 (4): 213-218. [doi:10.1097/BTH.0000000000000335] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/249537]
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