Table 1 Eligibility and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

This study will include English speaking adults aged > 18 years who have been scheduled for total wrist arthrodesis. The conditions which are likely to be included are:

 SNAC (Scaphoid non-union advanced collapse)

 SLAC (Scapholunate ligament advanced collapse)

 Keinbock’s disease/Lunate avascular necrosis

 Preiser’s disease/Scaphoid avascular necrosis

 Wrist osteoarthritis

 Post traumatic arthritis

 Failed partial fusion

 Failed proximal row carpectomy

 Failed ligament repairs

Exclusion criteria

Patients will be excluded from this study if they:

 Lack ability to provide informed consent for participation (cognitive capacity or English proficiency)

 Have an inflammatory arthropathy (e.g., Rheumatoid arthritis)

 Have coexisting debilitating other upper limb disorder e.g., rotator cuff tear arthropathy with inability to raise arm above head.

 Neurological dysfunction affecting the limb of interest (CVA, plexus injury, peripheral nerve injury, spasm or contracture)

 Tumour of the wrist (giant cell or other)

 Wrist arthroplasty that will be revised to arthrodesis

 Planned to undergo or have undergone bilateral wrist arthrodesis