Wrist Arthrodesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using an LCP Metaphyseal Locking Plate versus an AO Wrist Fusion Plate

Table 1

Data of patients in the AO wrist fusion plate group: demographics, plate type, number of screws used, postoperative complications, and follow-up period.

Case	Sex	Age; (y)	Disease; duration (y)	Stage	F-U; period (m)	Other procedures	Bone graft	Plate type	MC screws; no.	Radial screws; no.	Complications	Plate removal
1	F	28	10	III	20	CMJ arthrodesis (I), MPJ synovectomy (III)	Auto	Short	4	4	-	-
2	M	42	9	III	19	-	Auto	Standard	4	3	-	-
3	F	58	14	IV	128	-	Auto + Allo	Short	4	4	-	-
4	F	60	24	IV	119	-	Auto + Allo	Short	3	4	Pain over the plate	YES
5	F	56	15	IV	6	IPJ arthrodesis (I)	Allo	Short	4	3	Wound dehiscence and infection	YES
6	F	52	7	IV	112	IPJ arthrodesis (I), MPJ synovectomy (III), tendon transfer for extensor tendon rupture	Auto	Short	3	4	-	-
7	F	63	23	IV	52	Tendon transfer for extensor tendon rupture	Auto	Short	3	4	Extensor tendon adhesion	YES
8	F	81	17	IV	29	-	Auto	Short	4	4	Fracture	YES
9	F	76	16	IV	30	DIPJ arthrodesis (II)	Auto	Short	3	4	-	-

M, male; F, female; y, year; m, month; Stage, Steinbrocker stage; F-U, follow-up; CMJ, carpometacarpal joint; MPJ, metacarpophalangeal joint; IPJ, interphalangeal joint; DIPJ, distal interphalangeal joint; Auto, autograft; Allo, allograft; MC, metacarpal.