Hello doctor, I am a 66 year old female with RA. Some years ago (about 13years ago) one of the options suggested to me was fusion. My new doctor has stated that I am a good candidate for wrist replacement. How long has this new procedure been used and is it safe? Will the whole wrist be replace? I want to know as much as possible before making a final decision. What are the replacement parts made of? Will I feel them moving and will I still have flexibility in my wrist and fingers still?
Hi. You have wrist problem and are a patient of RA. you want to understand options about wrist replacement since you want to decide on wrist replacement vs wrist arthrosis. In wrist arthrosis you will not have any movement and no pain. In replacement, you will functional range of movement, but some pain may remain and life of replacement is good. Now you have to choose what you want. The replacement parts are made of alloy metals depending on the manufacturer, your flexibility in fingers will remain what it is today.