The bands of connective tissue that join your bones, joints, and organs are called ligaments. There are over 900 ligaments in your body. Some of their purposes include:
- Facilitating proper joint movement
- Preventing twisting joints
- Ensuring bones stay intact
- Minimize dislocating bones
- Creating stabilized muscles and joints
- Increasing joint strength
Scapholunate Advanced Collapse (SLAC Wrist) affects the wrist and occurs when damage or a tear to the scapholunate ligament results in pain or arthritis. SLAC Wrist can result from overworking or force on the wrist, such as falling onto an outstretched hand.
The most common symptoms of SLAC Wrist are:
- Inability to put weight on your wrist
- Painful sensation
- Weak grip
- Low range of motion
- Stiffness
- Tenderness
If a SLAC Wrist is not immediately treated, arthritis can eventually form in the joint. Symptoms of arthritis might also include swelling, bone spurs, grinding, popping, or cracking.
Treatments for SLAC Wrist include:
- Anti-inflammatory medication
- Cortisone injection
- Identifying and stopping all aggravating activity
- Physical therapy
- Surgical options such as SLAC reconstruction or total wrist arthrodesis
SLAC Wrist can be debilitating yet treatable. Physical therapy might be recommended following surgery if required.
Do you think SLAC Wrist affects you or someone in your family? Contact the experts at MI Hand & Wrist to learn how we can help provide relief.
Michigan Hand & Wrist was founded in 2001 with the mission to provide the highest-quality care for patients seeking surgical or non-surgical hand or upper extremity relief. Our goal is to exhaust all non-operative measures before discussing or moving on to surgical interventions. We offer on-site physical therapy from therapists committed to improving your quality of life. Our individualized treatments are modern, progressive, and exceptional. Call us at 248-596-0412 for further questions.
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