Iv Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis

LAS VEGAS — According to presented results, patients who underwent carpometacarpal arthroplasty with metacarpophalangeal fusion had stronger pinch strength compared with patients who underwent carpometacarpal arthroplasty alone.

BOSTON — In this video from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, Joshua Hustedt, MD, said patients with carpometacarpal arthritis recover faster from carpometacarpal denervation than carpometacarpal arthroplasty.

BOSTON — Patients who underwent carpometacarpal arthroplasty with concomitant treatment of metacarpophalangeal hyperextension showed less improvement in QuickDASH scores postoperatively, data presented here showed.

While the most frequently reported goals for carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis surgery included pain reduction and improved arm and hand use, results showed these goals were not reflected in patient self-reports of pain and function.

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.

Results presented at the Virtual EFORT Congress showed joint replacement for treatment of carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis led to better function, but a higher rate of complications and revision surgeries compared with trapeziectomy.

Grip, key and tip pinch strength was reduced during 6-year follow-up in patients with carpometacarpal joint changes, osteoarthritis and volar beak recession, results presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting showed.

LAS VEGAS — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed thumb carpometacarpal Mini TightRope (Arthrex) suture button suspensionplasty following trapeziectomy led to less subsidence and better functional outcomes compared with flexor carpi radialis and abductor pollicis longus suspensionplasties.