Postoperative Rehabilitation Following Trapeziectomy and Ligament Reconstruction Tendon Interposition
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Osteoarthrosis of the Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb
In brief
Carpometacarpal (CMC) arthritis of the thumb joint ('basal arthritis') is a common entity treated by hand surgeons in our society. It can be a significant source of functional disability secondary to a painful, and often weak, grip. Once patients have failed treatment by conservative means, such as splinting, anti-inflammatories, and cortisone injections, the next option is surgical management. Several surgical options are available depending on the severity of the disease. For the early stages of arthritis options include a ligament reconstruction or a metacarpal extension osteotomy. For advanced stages, only salvage procedures exist. These have included simple trapeziectomy, arthrodesis and implant arthroplasty. The most common procedure, however, has been a trapeziectomy with a ligament reconstruction tendon interposition
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01425034
- Run by
- University of Utah
- People needed
- 234
- Starts
- 2011-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-08-20
Who can join
Age: 40 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients over 40 years old with basal arthritis who failed conservative treatment
- Patients receiving LRTI by one of three enrolled surgeons at the U or one of the two enrolled surgeons at Intermountain who consented to the study
You may not qualify if…
- Patients undergoing more procedures in addition to the LRTI that may alter the postoperative course, not including CTR or thumb MCP capsulodesis, MP fusion, trigger finger release
- h/o CRPS
- RA
- Revision LRTI
Where it is running
- InterMountain Health Care-TOSH orthopedic center — Murray, Utah, United States
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