BACKGROUND A variety of metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) arthrodesis techniques have been described for the treatment of symptomatic arthritis and instability of the thumb MCPJ including K wire fixation, tension-band arthrodesis, plate fixation, intramedullary screw, and other intramedullary devices. This study presents a retrospective review of one surgeon's initial series of patients undergoi...

Patients with trapeziometacarpal joint arthritis stage II or III (according to Dell) and no benefit from non-operative therapy were selected to undergo joint arthroplasty. We performed 32 arthroplasties for first carpometacarpal arthritis in 27 patients using a cementless total trapeziometacarpal joint prosthesis. We undertook a prospective cohort study and evaluated the clinical results of tot...

A positive effect of intra-articular platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection has been discussed for osteoarthritic joint conditions in the last years. The purpose of this study was to evaluate PRP injection into the trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint. We report about ten patients with TMC joint osteoarthritis (OA) that were treatedwith 2 intra-articular PRP injections 4weeks apart. PRPwas produced usi...

INTRODUCTION The trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint of the human thumb is the second most common joint in the hand affected by osteoarthritis. TMC arthroplasty is a common procedure used to alleviate symptoms. No randomized controlled trials have been published on the efficacy of different post-operative orthotic regimes. METHOD Fifty six participants who underwent TMC arthroplasty were allocated...

A positive effect of intra-articular platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection has been discussed for osteoarthritic joint conditions in the last years. The purpose of this study was to evaluate PRP injection into the trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint. We report about ten patients with TMC joint osteoarthritis (OA) that were treated with 2 intra-articular PRP injections 4 weeks apart. PRP was produced ...

SummaryBackground Intra-articular botulinum toxin A injection might have analgesic effects in patients with joint diseases. We aimed to compare the of intra-articular those saline for painful base-of-thumb osteoarthritis. Methods RHIBOT was a double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial conducted at Cochin Hospital, Paris, France. recruited adult x-ray evidence...

El uso de cohortes osteoartritis bien caracterizadas es obligatorio para estudiar y profundizar en el conocimiento esta enfermedad. En España no existe actualmente ninguna cohorte prospectiva este ámbito; por ello, objetivo trabajo describir la primera España: PROCOAC (PROspective COhort of A Coruña). Servicio Reumatología del Hospital Universitario La Coruña inició un estudio seguimiento prosp...