Steven S. Shin, MD, MMSc

Tears of the scapholunate ligament are common wrist ligament injuries and can be partial or complete. Partial ligament tears can initially be treated nonoperatively, however operative treatment can be considered if symptoms persist.

Results showed arthroscopic partial trapeziectomy with thermal shrinkage and K-wire fixation may be an effective and safe procedure for thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis.

Tendon suspension led to the highest increase in thumb carpometacarpal load tolerance during resection-suspension-interposition arthroplasty in patients with thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis, according to published results.