A member asked:

My carpal bones are fused together. how will this affect me?

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Dr. Kristopher Downing answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Carpal coalition: The most common form of fused carpal bones or carpal coalition is of the scaphoid and lunate. This is how you were born and your body has not needed to adapt to this as it is your normal variant. There is no evidence to lead us to believe that this will cause any untoward effects on your wrist in the future

Answered 5/25/2017

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Stiff: You will lose the range of motion that used to be present in that specific joint that was fused.

Answered 5/24/2017

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