Abstract
We have assessed the results of 34 simple excisions of the trapezium, with no additional soft-tissue procedures, in 30 patients. At a median follow-up of five years (2 to 22), 16 thumbs (47%) were completely painfree and a further 10 (29%) were slightly painful after use. Nineteen thumbs (56%) had no functional disability, but thumb-pinch strength was reduced by about 20%. No patient had painful degeneration at the scaphotrapezial pseudarthrosis.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Arthroplasty / methods*
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Male
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Metacarpophalangeal Joint / diagnostic imaging
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Metacarpophalangeal Joint / physiopathology
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Metacarpophalangeal Joint / surgery*
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Middle Aged
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Osteoarthritis / diagnostic imaging
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Osteoarthritis / physiopathology
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Osteoarthritis / surgery*
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Pain, Postoperative / epidemiology
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Pain, Postoperative / etiology
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Radiography
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Range of Motion, Articular
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Retrospective Studies
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Treatment Outcome