Summary
Arthrosis of the wrist is a rare but severely limiting degeneration of the wrist. It is accompanied by severe pain, massively restricted mobility, redness, swelling and inflammation. In some cases, both hands can be affected simultaneously.
The causes are very different and in some cases, wrist arthrosis is not due to a causative disease. Wrist arthrosis is associated with both typical clinical symptoms and classic radiological signs and can be easily recognized by clinical and imaging diagnostics. The therapy can initially be performed conservatively and thus alleviate the symptoms very well for some time.
However, if the symptoms do not recede sufficiently, surgery is possible. In this case, the stiffening of the wrist (arthrodesis) is of particular importance, as it restores both freedom from pain and the hand function to a certain extent.
