Finite Element Analysis of the Wrist Arthroplasty in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Computational Biomechanics of the Wrist Joint - page 61

Fig. 6.1 The radiographic
images of the healthy joint
(left) and its replacement
(right) for the hip (a), knee
(b) and wrist joint (c). It was
clearly depicted that for the
total hip arthroplasty [ 12 ](a),
the affected parts of femur
including its head and neck
are removed, whereas for
total knee replacement [ 13 ]
(b), only affected surfaces are
removed. These two
procedures have received
great satisfaction from
patients and surgeons.
However, for total wrist
arthroplasty [ 14 ](c), some
affected bones are still
remained. Even though bone
grafts and screws are used to
obtain bony support for
stability, its effectives were
still questionable