Clay shoveller’s wrist

Description: We report a case of bilateral symmetrical radio-scaphoid wrist arthritis in a clay shoveller. The bilateral nature of this case and the absence of any obvious trauma suggest that the only aetiology of the patient’s degenerative changes was progressive and bilateral ligamentous distension secondary to repeated micro trauma due to the patient’s previous clay shovelling occupation, and hence suggest the nomenclature “clay shoveller’s wrist�.
Citation: J. StMart, S. Sinha, S. Shareef & A. Campbell : Clay shoveller’s wrist: a case of bilateral radio-scaphoid wrist arthritis. The Internet Journal of Hand Surgery. 2009 Volume 2 Number 2