Örebro Studies in Medicine 198 I
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per fischer was born in Ekshärad, Värmland in 1981. After completing medical studies at Linköping University and an internship at Vrinnevi Hospital in Norrköping, he completed training in Orthopaedic Surgery (2013) at Karlstad Central Hospital and Hand Surgery (2015) at Örebro University Hospital. He is a senior consultant at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Karlstad Central Hospital.
In this thesis, he investigates implant survival and radiographic loosening in a 10-year follow-up of four different total wrist arthroplasty designs. He also evaluates outcome following wrist revision arthroplasty with a five-year follow-up. Finally, a new radial wrist hemi arthroplasty design is evaluated biomechanically in a cadaveric model and clinically in pilot study.
issn 1652-4063 isbn 978-91-7529-298-4