Wrist Surgery

The most innovative procedures to treat the wrist diseases

The Wrist Surgery staff of the Clinica San Francesco, experienced in the treatment of wrist and its ligaments diseases, arrived to become a clinical and scientific reference point for the wrist minimally invasive operations and the following recovery functional treatments of superior limb.

The numerous national and international prizes prove the dedication, the level of research projects and the outcomes of the facility. These outcomes translate into qualitative standard of excellence in the providing of diagnostic and therapeutic services.

The innovative procedures (dedicated endoscopic instruments and state of the art fluoroscopy) allow to carry out minimally invasive and arthroscopic operations on small joints, included the ligamentous reconstructions and the conservative articular prosthesis implants. The arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery ensures a greater treatment efficacy, less operative risks and a quicker functional recovery of wrist and hand. Reabsorbable materials, titanium, other metal alloy, mini-fixators and specific plaques for every compartment are used for the synthesis of fractures.

Surgical treatment for wrist pathologies

The Wrist Surgery staff of the Clinica San Francesco is specialized in the following pathologies:

• carpal tunnel syndrome (percutaneous, miniaccess, traditional)
• De Quervain’s tendinitis
• advanced rhizarthrosis
• wrist arthroscopy
• wrist neoplasms and benign tumors
• wrist reconstructive microsurgery
• wrist reconstructive plastic flaps
• wrist traumatology
• ganglion cyst

The modern wrist arthroscopic surgery assures rapid results with very small complications, even in more specific and delicate operations – as, for example, the treatment of wrist triangular fibrocartilage lesions – that until a few years ago showed less significant outcomes. This is a great breakthrough for the patient, thanks to the continuous technological evolution of surgical instruments and the study of new minimally invasive procedures.

Wrist postoperative antalgic treatment

After wrist operation, an anesthetist takes care of pain prevention and treatment of possible painful articulation symptoms, thanks to state of the art drugs and modern treatment procedures. The articulation pain after operation is normal, particularly for more complex wrist operations after fractures or stiff joints. Generally the postoperative phase of wrist minimally invasive surgery, compared to the traditional operations, is less painful and allows a more rapid return to job activity.