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Clinical Trial
. 1999;23(4):216-8.
doi: 10.1007/s002640050354.

Trapeziectomy for basal thumb joint osteoarthritis: 3- to 19-year follow-up

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Clinical Trial

Trapeziectomy for basal thumb joint osteoarthritis: 3- to 19-year follow-up

C E Gibbons et al. Int Orthop. 1999.

Abstract

A consecutive series of 40 trapeziectomies in 30 patients with basal thumb joint osteoarthritis was reviewed. Sixteen thumbs had pan-trapezial and 24 thumbs trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. Simple excision without soft tissue interposition was performed by the same surgeon using an identical surgical technique. Twenty-eight patients were female (mean age 57 years) with a mean follow-up of 11 (3-19) years. Twenty-eight patients were satisfied with their operation, with 26 thumbs being pain free. Thumb pinch strength was improved by 40% compared to preoperative values, but still remained 22% weaker than the non-operated side.

Une série de 40 trapézectomies pour arthrose trapézo-métacarpienne est présentée. Il s’agit de 30 patients dont 28 de sexe féminin, d’âge moyen 57 ans, avec un suivi de 11 ans (3 à 19). L’arthrose était péri-trapézienne dans 16 cas et trapézo-métacarpienne dans 24 cas. Une simple ablation du trapèze a été fait san interposition tissulaire, par la même Chirurgien. 28 patients sont satisfaits de l’intervention avec une première colonne indolore dans 26 cas. La force de la pince polycidigitale a été améliorée de 40% comparéà l’état pré-opératoire mais reste plus faible que celle du côté non opéré.

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