Open AccessDoes Arthroscopic Débridement With or Without Interposition Material Address Carpometacarpal Arthritis?
Author(s) -
Julie E. Adams
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-013-2905-y
Subject(s) - medicine , thumb , carpometacarpal joint , ligament , surgery , osteoarthritis , arthritis , metacarpophalangeal joint , arthroscopy , alternative medicine , pathology
Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthritis is a common problem in clinical practice with a variety of treatment options. Arthroscopic procedures can preserve all or part of the trapezium in the setting of treatment of basilar joint arthritis, and such procedures (even without stabilization or ligament reconstruction) have high reported success rates. However, little is documented about the limitations of these procedures in terms of patient selection, the optimal type of interposition, if any, and rehabilitation.