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Excision of the distal ulna in patients with rheumatoid arthritis



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Abstract

The results of excision of the distal ulna in 34 wrists of 25 patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis of the distal radio-ulnar joint were reviewed. Rest pain had been cured or relieved in 77%, pain on pronation-supination in 86%, and limitation of pronation-supination in 90%, while 88% of the patients graded the result as excellent or fair. Despite this marked relief of symptoms, function of the upper limb was improved in only 25% of patients and remained unchanged in 60%. Ulnar subluxation of the carpus had occurred in 24% but seemed to be related to the destructive disease process rather than to the operation itself. The length of ulna resected was not related to the outcome of the operation.

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