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Do you have to stay in the hospital for a wrist arthrodesis surgery ?
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Depends on Ur pain +: Depends on how it's fused if done with bone graft ; plating, l would say yes. Some r done arthroscopicaly. Then if a compression e-x fixation device, it would depend on ur pain ; swelling post op . If done early in the am, u have a better chance of getting home as u will b able 2 b observed 4 a longer period of time.
Answered 12/21/2013
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