Pinch Strength
Long-term results show stronger pinch strength after combined thumb arthroplasty, fusion
BOSTON — Long-term results showed significantly stronger pinch strength after patients with metacarpophalangeal arthritis underwent carpometacarpal arthroplasty with metacarpophalangeal fusion vs. carpometacarpal arthroplasty alone.
DIPRA
Hand function after distal radial artery access vs. proximal artery access in cardiac catheterization.
Distal artery access PCI safe; no greater risk to hand function vs. proximal access
ATLANTA — Thirty-day hand function did not differ following distal radial artery access compared with proximal radial access PCI, researchers reported.
Suture button suspensionplasty had superior outcomes vs other techniques
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.