The Brunelli Procedure
[A new surgical technique for carpal instability with scapho-lunar dislocation, G A Brunelli, G R Brunelli. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8519586/] is a surgical procedure that can be used to correct instability in the
wrist
In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as (1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand; "The wrist contains eight bones, roughly aligned in two rows, known as the carpal ...
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Instability in the wrist can be caused by a torn
Scapholunate ligament. The Brunelli Procedure does not fix the torn ligament. A hole is drilled through the
Scaphoid bone and a part of a tendon taken from the patient is put through this hole and attached to the nearby bones. The procedure usually results in reduced movement of the wrist. Instability in the wrist can, over time, lead to
wrist osteoarthritis.
Video showing the surgical procedure performed on a human hand is foun
here
References
Orthopedic surgical procedures
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