Trapeziectomy and suspension ligamentoplasty for surgical revision of trapeziometacarpal joint arthrodesis failure: two cases

Gianfranco Merendi, Camillo Fulchignoni, Silvia Pietramala, Lorenzo Rocchi

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Abstract

Trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis is a common degenerative disease. Arthrodesis is a widespread historical surgical technique to treat this pathology, providing pain relief and stability and strength of the thumb. Nevertheless, pantrapezial arthritis and non-union are not uncommon complications, leading in some cases to revision surgery. No gold-standard procedure has been described for revision of trapeziometacarpal arthrodesis failure. We describe two cases of failed arthrodesis treated with trapeziectomy and suspension ligamentoplasty, a well-known, biological, low-cost, successful, and easy-to-perform procedure.
Titolo tradotto del contributo[Autom. eng. transl.] Trapeziectomy and suspension ligamentoplasty for surgical revision of trapeziometacarpal joint arthrodesis failure: two cases
Lingua originaleFrench
pagine (da-a)400-403
Numero di pagine4
RivistaHAND SURGERY & REHABILITATION
Volume41
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2022

Keywords

  • Arthrodesis failure
  • Trapeziometacarpal joint arthrodesis
  • Suspension ligamentoplasty

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