The patient had rheumatoid arthritis, and Dr. Lauder replaced the wrist joint and several bones in her right hand with a metal and plastic prosthesis. During the procedure, he removed the inflamed tissue and the prosthetic ensures there isn’t bone-to-bone arthritis.
The patient reports experiencing less pain after surgery. The patient was the first in her community to undergo the procedure.
Read the report from The Daily News about wrist replacement.
Read other coverage on wrist surgery:
– Hospital for Special Surgery Researchers Examine Wrist Motion
– New Jersey Nets’ Deron Williams Receives Wrist Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery
– 45 Leaders in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
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