Wrist Reconstruction Treatment in India

Anika Smith, a 42-year-old graphic designer...

Anika Smith, a 42-year-old graphic designer and mother of two, had her dominant right wrist shattered in a cycling accident five years ago. Initial emergency surgery stabilized the fracture with plates and screws, but severe post-traumatic arthritis developed. For years, she lived with constant, grinding pain, stiffness that made holding a pencil or a coffee mug agonizing, and a visibly deformed, swollen wrist. She felt she had lost a core part of her identity, her ability to create art and care for her family with ease. Her orthopedic surgeon recommended a total wrist fusion for pain relief, but Anika couldn't accept the complete loss of motion. She sought a second opinion from a reconstructive surgeon who specialized in joint preservation. The surgeon proposed a complex wrist reconstruction: removing the arthritic bones, using a graft from her hip to rebuild the joint architecture, and precisely repositioning the ligaments. The 4-hour surgery was daunting, and the initial recovery in a cast was challenging. However, after six months of dedicated physiotherapy, the results were transformative. The debilitating pain was gone, replaced by a dull ache she could manage. She regained about 70% of her wrist motion, enough to draw, garden, and lift her children again. Emotionally, she moved from a place of grief and frustration over her lost capabilities to one of profound gratitude and regained independence. The procedure didn't just reconstruct her wrist; it reconstructed her sense of self.