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In limited carpal fusion there is a possibility of degenerative changes in radiocarpal and midcarpal joints and potential for deterioration of results over time, due to change in wrist biomechanics.

Radiographically, the SL gap should be closed and the midcarpal joint should appear anatomic.

Evaluating instability requires visualizing not only the radiocarpal joint but also the midcarpal joint, since any incongruity associated with intercarpal instability is often more effectively assessed at the midcarpal joint.

Subluxation can occur at the midcarpal joint or at the radiocarpal joint.

The wrist consists of two joints, namely, radiocarpal and midcarpal joints, which are located at the distal ends of the radial and ulna bones (see Figure 2).