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Last updated: 11/24/2009
An alternative to wrist replacement is wrist fusion (arthrodesis). Wrist fusion surgery eliminates pain by allowing the bones that make up the joint to grow together, or fuse, into one solid bone. The surgery reduces pain, but also reduces the patient's...
ability to move the wrist. Wrist fusions were very common before the invention of artificial joints, and they are still performed often.
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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that can attack parts of the joint, in most joints in the body. This narrated animation describes how the joint works, how the immune system can erroneously attack joints in RA, and describes some of the treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis.
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Orthopedic complaints are the most common reason to seek medical care.
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