Hand and Wrist Arthritis in the Young Patient: Options, Considerations, and Technical Tricks, An Issue of Hand Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 42-2 - March 23, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Nina Suh, Kevin C. Chung
- Language: English
In this issue of Hand Clinics, guest editors Drs. Nina Suh and Kevin C. Chung bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Hand and Wrist Arthritis in the Young Patient:… Read more
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In this issue of Hand Clinics, guest editors Drs. Nina Suh and Kevin C. Chung bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Hand and Wrist Arthritis in the Young Patient: Options, Considerations, and Technical Tricks. Wrist arthritis in young patients is one of the most challenging and controversial pathologies in the field of hand surgery, particularly in patients with high-demand recreational and professional activities. In this issue, top experts review treatment considerations in these young, high-demand patients, including the critical preoperative decision of which joints are spared.
Key features
Key features
- Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including wrist anatomy; wrist biomechanics and carpal theories; wrist denervation: total vs. partial; radial styloidectomy: open vs. arthroscopic; four corner/three corner fusions: open vs. arthroscopic; proximal row carpectomy: open vs. arthroscopic; hemiarthroplasty; total wrist arthroplasty; and more
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on hand and wrist arthritis in the young patient, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
Readership
Readership
Orthopedics
Table of contents
Table of contents
Wrist Anatomy: Open and Arthroscopic Surgical Approaches
How the Wrist Moves: Wrist Biomechanics and Carpal Theories
Etiologies of Wrist Arthritis in the Young Patient
Wrist Denervation: Total vs Partial
Radial Styloidectomy: Open Versus Arthroscopic
Current Trends in 4-Corner and 3-Corner Fusions: Comparing Open and Arthroscopic Approaches
Atypical Fusions Radioscapholunate/Lunotriquetral: Open vs Arthroscopic
Proximal Row Carpectomy: Open Versus Arthroscopy
Wrist Hemiarthroplasty
Total Wrist Arthroplasty
Total Wrist Arthrodesis: Open Versus Arthroscopic
Arthroscopic Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis
How the Wrist Moves: Wrist Biomechanics and Carpal Theories
Etiologies of Wrist Arthritis in the Young Patient
Wrist Denervation: Total vs Partial
Radial Styloidectomy: Open Versus Arthroscopic
Current Trends in 4-Corner and 3-Corner Fusions: Comparing Open and Arthroscopic Approaches
Atypical Fusions Radioscapholunate/Lunotriquetral: Open vs Arthroscopic
Proximal Row Carpectomy: Open Versus Arthroscopy
Wrist Hemiarthroplasty
Total Wrist Arthroplasty
Total Wrist Arthrodesis: Open Versus Arthroscopic
Arthroscopic Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 42-2
- Published: March 23, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Nina Suh
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Clinical Director Biomechanics and BioSkills Laboratories, Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University, USAKC
Kevin C. Chung
Affiliations and expertise
William C. Grabb Distinguished University Professor of Surgery, Charles B. G. de Nancrede Professor of Surgery, Chief of Hand Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Associate, Director of Global REACH, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA