Four corner fusion in patients with wrist arthritis

Scapholunate advance collapse (SLAC) and Scaphoid nonunion advance collapse (SNAC), are the two most common patterns of postraumatic wrist arthritis. SLAC wrist develops after attenuation, either traumatically or atraumatically, of the scapholunate ligament. Atraumatic causes of SLAC wrist include calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate deposition disease, reumathoid arthritis, neuropathic diseases, and b2-microglobulin asociated amyloid deposition diseases. On the other hand, SNAC wrist develops following a scahpoid fracture that has progressed to a nonunion. Both of these processes lead to abnormal joint kinematics, since the lunate is unrestrained by the distal scaphoid and, therefore, assumes an extended posture. Over time, this may result in Dorsal intercalated segment instability (DISI) deformity, which invariably progresses to degenerative arthritis of the radioescaphoid articulation, followed by carpal collapse and midcarpal arthritis. The purpose of this retrospective study is to evaluate the functional outcome and pain relief in SLAC/SNAC wrist, after four corner fusion. This study was made in 52 patients of the Hospital de Traumatología y Ortopedia Lomas Verdes, these patients undergone four corner fusion surgery, in a period january 2007 to december 2014. We used Quick Dash Questionary to evaluate functional outcome and pain relief in these patients.