Brunelli Procedure
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The Brunelli Procedure is a surgical procedure that can be used to correct instability in the wrist. Instability in the wrist can be caused by a broken ligament. The Brunelli Procedure does not fix the broken ligament, but a hole is drilled through the bone in the wrist that needs to be stabilized and a part of a tendon taken from the patient is put through this hole and attached to the nearby bones. The procedure usually results in reduced movement of the wrist. Instability in the wrist can, over time, lead to osteoarthritis.
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