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. 2014 Sep;39(9):1677-82.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.05.033. Epub 2014 Jul 16.

Radiographic prevalence of scaphotrapeziotrapezoid osteoarthrosis

Laura E Scordino  1 , Jenna Bernstein  2 , Michael Nakashian  2 , Masai McIntosh  2 , Mark P Cote  2 , Craig M Rodner  2 , Jennifer Moriatis Wolf  2
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Radiographic prevalence of scaphotrapeziotrapezoid osteoarthrosis

Laura E Scordino et al. J Hand Surg Am. 2014 Sep.

Erratum in

  • J Hand Surg Am. 2014 Oct;39(10):2124. Wolf, Jennifer Moraitis [corrected to Wolf, Jennifer Moriatis]

Abstract

Purpose: To define the radiographic prevalence of scaphotrapeziotrapezoid (STT) osteoarthrosis (OA) in a cohort of patients presenting to a hand surgeon for any complaint. The secondary purpose was to evaluate coexisting thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint OA.

Methods: Seven hundred radiographs were evaluated for presence and degree of STT and thumb CMC arthritic changes in consecutive patients presenting to a hand clinic for any chief complaint over the study period.

Results: OA was noted at the STT joint in 111 of the 700 (16%) radiographs reviewed. Increased age, female sex, presence of a scapholunate (SL) ligament gap greater than 3 mm, and presence of radiographic thumb CMC joint OA were all significantly correlated with presence of STT joint OA. However, logistical regression analysis demonstrated that only increasing age, presence of an SL ligament gap greater than 3 mm, and presence of thumb CMC joint OA were strong predictors of STT joint OA.

Conclusions: STT joint OA is a common finding on hand radiographs of patients presenting to a hand clinic. Its prevalence increases with age, the presence of an SL ligament gap greater than 3 mm, and with the presence of CMC joint OA.

Type of study/level of evidence: Diagnostic III.

Keywords: Carpometacarpal; osteoarthrosis; prevalence; scaphotrapeziotrapezoid.

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