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ArticleHand therapy2025

Trapeziometacarpal total joint arthroplasty, with or without supervised hand rehabilitation: A quasi-experimental trial.

Elske Edj Bonhof-Jansen, Sander M Brink, Tjeerd R de Jong, Jeroen H van Uchelen, Eric Wp Bakker

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5 authors.

Elske Edj Bonhof-JansenDepartment of Hand Therapy, Isala Hand-Wrist Center, Zwolle, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2481-9809
Sander M BrinkDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Isala Hand-Wrist Center, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
Tjeerd R de JongDepartment of Plastic-, Reconstructive- and Handsurgery, Isala Hand-Wrist Center, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
Jeroen H van UchelenDepartment of Hand Surgery, Xpert Clinic, Apeldoorn/Velp/Zwolle, The Netherlands.
Eric Wp BakkerDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Aim of this study was to determine whether postoperative supervised rehabilitation improves functional outcomes after trapeziometacarpal (TMC) total joint arthroplasty (TJA), compared to education alone. Method: A quasi-experimental before-after trial included 31 women (≥40 years) per group diagnosed with trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis who underwent TJA. A cohort ( Results: Patients in the education group had a significantly higher median delta MHOQ score when compared to the rehabilitation group at 3 months; 28.5 (20.5-31.3) versus 15.8 (1.9-21.1), ( Conclusion: The present study does not show a significant or clinically relevant benefit from supervised rehabilitation in terms of functional outcomes following TJA compared to education alone. Based on this, it seems safe to leave patients unsupervised in their recovery following TJA and to suffice with just education, however further exploration of effectiveness and safety of this intervention is recommend in larger trials.

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“Arthroplasty“Carpometacarpal Joints”Hand therapyRehabilitationReplacement”“Trapezium Bone/surgery”

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PMID39544957
PMCPMC11559519

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