Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefässe : Organ der Vereinigung der Deutschen Plastischen Chirurgen
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Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir · Jun 2008
[Results after simple trapeziectomy and capsular fixation for osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint].
Resection arthroplasty of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb is considered to be the most frequently used surgical treatment for osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint. Although simple trapeziectomy and fixation of the capsular tissue have been found to be an easy, successful treatment, the ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition in different techniques is still widely used. We evaluate the results of our patients after simple trapeziectomy. ⋯ The collected data confirm that the simple trapeziectomy is a safe and relative simple procedure for treatment of carpometacarpal osteoarthritis of the thumb.