Wrist surgery can be done to fix problems like arthritis, fractures, and carpal tunnel. Surgical techniques and recovery time depend on the exact surgery.

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.

After years of suffering with pain in her left wrist, Keisha Triplett underwent total wrist replacement surgery at Henry Ford West Bloomfield, becoming the first patient in the Henry Ford Health ...

Traditionally, wrist fusion has been the gold standard for pan-carpal wrist arthritis due to low complication rates, pain relief and durability.But one of the disadvantages of wrist fusion lies in ...

Once disabling arthritis develops, surgery cannot simply fix the injured structure, but rather must remove the arthritis and improve wrist function.

--Anika Therapeutics, Inc., a global joint preservation company, today announced its WristMotion ® Total Wrist Arthroplasty System was launched at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand ...

Since her wrist replacement surgery last month, however, the pain from her rheumatoid arthritis is down to a 3 or 4, and Hall expects the number to go lower.

LRTI is a type of surgery for treating arthritis of the thumb. While it’s typically successful, it does come with a lengthy recovery time and the possibility of complications.

If you’ve had one of the several types of surgeries for rheumatoid arthritis, here’s what you might expect during your recovery.

Dr. Evan Collins, an orthopedic surgeon, examines Ruby Chambers' wrist recently after replacement surgery. Fusion procedures may be a more suitable option for those what are active or must perform ...

Doctors gave Angel Reese the option to play with a hairline fracture in her left wrist but warned her she could have arthritis issues.