Generally speaking, swollen wrists in the elderly may be caused by soft tissue injury, renal insufficiency, obstruction of lymphatic reflux and other reasons. 1. Soft tissue injury: it is divided into acute and chronic, acute injury is mostly caused by external force, chronic injury is mostly related to persistent labor injury. Clinical manifestations are pain, swelling, dysfunction, and in severe cases, wounds or trauma. 2. Renal insufficiency: renal insufficiency can cause the glomerular filtration ability to reduce, resulting in the body’s water can not be discharged from the body, resulting in tissue swelling. It can be seen on the face, eyelids and ankles first, and in serious cases, it can involve the wrist and even the whole body. 3. Lymphatic reflux obstruction: It is common in infection, lymphatic vessels are compressed, or part of the malignant tumors invade to the lymphatic vessels or compression of lymphatic vessels, which will cause lymphatic reflux obstruction, and can lead to swelling of the wrist. Elderly people with swollen wrists can also be seen in other causes, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to avoid delay.