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Study: Suture-button suspensionplasty successfully treats thumb carpometacarpal arthritis
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Using suture-button suspensionplasty to treat patients with thumb carpometacarpal arthritis resulted in good fixation, function and a minimal risk of complications, according to results of this study.
“The benefit of this technique results from the implanted nature of the suspensionplasty elements that require no time to heal, so rehabilitation is begun as early as 10 days postoperatively,” Jeffrey Yao, MD, and colleagues wrote in the study abstract.
Yao and colleagues evaluated minimum 2-year postoperative results of 21 patients, measuring range of motion, grip strength, pinch strength and metacarpal height against the contralateral limb. At follow-up, the mean QuickDASH score for the suture-button plasty patients was 10 points. For the operated hand, pinch strength was 86% of the contralateral limb, while grip strength was 89%, according to the abstract. The researchers noted both subjective and objective outcome measures were similar to previously described techniques.
Disclosure: Yao is a consultant for Arthrex.
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