TY - JOUR
T1 - Abductor pollicis longus tendon arthroplasty of the trapezio-metacarpal joint
T2 - Surgical technique and results
AU - Robinson, Dror
AU - Aghasi, Maurice
AU - Halperin, Nahum
PY - 1991/5
Y1 - 1991/5
N2 - Tendon interposition resection arthroplasty of the trapezium is a valuable tool in treating osteoarthrosis of the first carpometacarpal joint. A previously unreported modification of such an operation is described in which a part of the abductor pollicis longus tendon is used as an interposition material. This technique was employed in a series of thirty-nine thumbs. After a minimal follow-up period of 2 years, the results of the operation are graded excellent in 48% of the patients, good in 35%, and average in the rest. Grip strength, as well as pinch strength, is about three quarters of the normal average. No patient needed a further operation.
AB - Tendon interposition resection arthroplasty of the trapezium is a valuable tool in treating osteoarthrosis of the first carpometacarpal joint. A previously unreported modification of such an operation is described in which a part of the abductor pollicis longus tendon is used as an interposition material. This technique was employed in a series of thirty-nine thumbs. After a minimal follow-up period of 2 years, the results of the operation are graded excellent in 48% of the patients, good in 35%, and average in the rest. Grip strength, as well as pinch strength, is about three quarters of the normal average. No patient needed a further operation.
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U2 - 10.1016/0363-5023(91)90023-5
DO - 10.1016/0363-5023(91)90023-5
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AN - SCOPUS:0025875191
VL - 16
SP - 504
EP - 509
JO - Journal of Hand Surgery
JF - Journal of Hand Surgery
SN - 0363-5023
IS - 3
ER -