| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| APW® | Anatomically Physiological Wrist prosthesis |
| CTS | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| DASH | Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand—Score |
| DMARDs | Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs |
| HRQoL | Health-related quality of life |
| MPW® | Modular Physiological Wrist prosthesis |
| MTX | Methotrexate |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SF-36 | Short Form Health 36 |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |
| TWA | Total Wrist Arthoplasty |
| VAS | Visual Analog Scale |