Chirurgie de la main
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Chirurgie de la main · Feb 2000
[Surgical treatment of carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis of the thumb by trapeziectomy-interposition-ligamentoplasty].
Osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb is a common pathology. Several surgical methods exist, including trapeziectomy, arthrodesis, cemented or cementless prosthesis. Therefore, one must question the legitimacy of non prosthetic surgery. The authors have tried to answer this question. ⋯ This study, as well as literature, confirms that trapeziectomy and ligament reconstruction with tendon interposition arthroplasty gives satisfactory functional results which are stable with time and without complication. For all these reasons, the authors prefer this technique in degenerative osteoarthritis.