ArticleHand (New York, N.Y.)2023
Thumb-Basal Joint Arthroplasty Outcomes and Metacarpal Subsidence: A Prospective Cohort Analysis of Trapeziectomy With Suture Button Suspensionplasty Versus Ligament Reconstruction With Tendon Interposition.
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- Differences in recovery time between trapeziectomy and carpometacarpal joint replacement: meta-analysis.BJS open · 2025Pooled it
- CMC Arthroplasty for Treatment of the Painful and Arthritic Thumb: A Review of Surgical Treatment Options with Preferred Technique.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026Review
- Rates of Early Recovery Following Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty: Comparing Ligament Reconstruction and Tendon Interposition, Abductor Pollicis Longus Suspensionplasty, and Suture Button Suspensionplasty.Journal of wrist surgery · 2025Article
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- Long-Term Results of Suture-Button Suspensionplasty in the Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis: A Minimum 10-Year Follow-Up.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2025Article
- Cost-Utility Analysis of Ligament Reconstruction Tendon Interposition Versus Suture Suspension Arthroplasty for Thumb Osteoarthritis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Double Mini TightRope Suture Suspensionplasty with FCR to APL Imbrication for Thumb Basilar Joint Arthritis: Intermediate Outcomes.Journal of wrist surgery · 2025Article
- Suture-Based Distal Radioulnar Joint Stabilization: A Biomechanical Evaluation in a Cadaveric Model.Journal of wrist surgery · 2025Article
- Failed Thumb Basal Joint Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Common Etiologies Leading to Reoperation.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Abductor Pollicis Longus Suspension Arthroplasty Combined With Mini TightRope for Osteoarthritis of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- Long-Term Results of Suture-Button Suspensionplasty in the Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis: A Minimum 10-Year Follow-Up.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2024Article
- Radiographic Thumb Metacarpal Subsidence Following Ligament Reconstruction With Tendon Interposition and Suture-Only Suspension Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Basal Joint Arthritis.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Targeted Partial Arthroscopic Trapeziectomy and Distraction: Surgical Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty is a common procedure in the surgical management of symptomatic thumb basal joint arthritis. Following trapeziectomy, a number of suspensionplasty techniques are often used, but limited comparative evidence exists between these techniques. The central aim of this study was to prospectively compare the outcomes of 2 suspensionplasty techniques following trapeziectomy: suture button (TightRope) versus ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (LRTI).
methodsProspective data were collected on 112 consecutive patients with Eaton stage III-IV thumb CMC arthritis who underwent open trapeziectomy and suspensionplasty. There were 53 LRTI and 59 TightRope suspensionplasty procedures. Outcomes were measured using the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (
resultsPatients undergoing TightRope suspensionplasty had significantly higher trapeziometacarpal index and thus less subsidence than the LRTI group at 2 weeks (0.22 vs 0.17 [
conclusionsThumb CMC joint arthroplasty performed with a TightRope suspensionplasty versus LRTI yielded short-term improved resistance to subsidence, long-term greater improvement in clinical outcome by
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