ReviewEFORT open reviews2022
Total joint replacement for osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb: why and how?
Review in EFORT open reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05644132 (Thumb Hemi-Arthroplasty With Natural Kinematics), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Thumb Hemi-Arthroplasty With Natural Kinematics (THANKS) Trial
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Surgical therapy of conservatively exhausted rhizarthrosis - total joint replacement or resection arthroplasty? A systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Differences in recovery time between trapeziectomy and carpometacarpal joint replacement: meta-analysis.BJS open · 2025Pooled it
- Total joint arthroplasty for thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Acta orthopaedica · 2024Pooled it
- Short-term Complication Rate in Single- Versus Dual-Mobility Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthroplasty.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Postoperative best practice for thumb carpometacarpal joint replacement : a Delphi consensus study.Bone & joint open · 2026Article
- Assessing active thumb palmar and radial abduction in persons with thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis via intermetacarpal distance methods: an exploration of validity, reliability, and precision.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
- 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
- [Arthroplasty in Thumb (CMC Joint) Osteoarthritis: Avoiding Trapeziectomy].Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2025Article
- Arthroplasty in Thumb (CMC Joint) Osteoarthritis: Avoiding Trapeziectomy.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2025Article
- Intra-patient comparison of trapeziectomy with LRTI and dual mobility prosthesis for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis: a multicenter observational study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Observational
- TOUCH® duo-mobile prosthesis in TMC osteoarthritis: two-year results and practical insights regarding key surgical steps and complication management.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Surgical Management of Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review, Network Meta-analysis, and Longitudinal Analysis of Surgical Complications.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2025Article
- Occupational risk factors for thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: a register-based study of construction workers.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2025Article
- Trapeziometacarpal total joint arthroplasty, with or without supervised hand rehabilitation: A quasi-experimental trial.Hand therapy · 2025Article
- Emerging Healthcare Trends in Prosthetic Treatment of Hand Osteoarthritis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Scapho-metacarpal dual mobility prosthesis for TMC-1 joint salvage: technical insights.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Long-Term Outcome Over 15 Years of Prosthesis for Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis: A Case Series.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Mid- and long-term clinical results of the Elektra and Moovis prosthesis for trapeziometacarpal joint replacement.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 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
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Total joint replacement has certain advantages over other surgical treatment methods for osteoarthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal joint, including restoration of thumb length and alignment, good cosmetical result, fast recovery of hand function and prevention of iatrogenic complications at neighbouring joints. Disadvantages include the technical difficulty to perform this surgery and a possible higher complication rate. A meticulous surgical technique is mandatory. Combined with a cementless and modular ball-in-socket implant with a metal-on-polyethylene friction couple, a 10-year survival rate higher than 90% can be expected. Revision surgery is possible with implant exchange or conversion to trapeziectomy.
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