Surgical treatment of basal joint osteoarthritis of the thumb: Comparison between resection arthroplasty and trapezio-metacarpal arthrodesis
EEJ Raven, S Rutten, TW Patt, AJW Marsman, GHR Albers · Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie · 2003 · Heft 11
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Zusammenfassung
Introduction: We compared the results of patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the first carpametacarpal joint treated with either trapezio-metacarpal arthrodese or resection arthroplasty (without tendon interposition). Method: From 1978 until 2000 fourteen CMC I arthrodeses in 13 patients (3 male, 10 female; average age 67 years; average follow-up 6 years) and 15 resection arthoplasties were performed in 13 patients (4 male, 9 female; average age 72 years; average follow-up 11 years). Results: De visual analogue score for pain and satisfaction was for the arthrodesis 85 and 91 and for the arthroplasty 84…