Trapezio-metacarpal arthritis: The price of an opposable thumb!

Trapezio-metacarpal arthritis is the most common arthritic problem of the hand for which patients seek surgical treatment. The current article reviews the etio-pathogenesis, epidemiology, classification and management of this widespread problem. The anatomy and unique biomechanics of this joint are...

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Autores principales: Turker, Tolga, Thirkannad, Sunil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publication 2011
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3193643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022041
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.85352
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description Trapezio-metacarpal arthritis is the most common arthritic problem of the hand for which patients seek surgical treatment. The current article reviews the etio-pathogenesis, epidemiology, classification and management of this widespread problem. The anatomy and unique biomechanics of this joint are also reviewed. In addition, the article provides a detailed description of our preferred method of trapezio-metacarpal arthroplasty.
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spelling pubmed-31936432011-10-21 Trapezio-metacarpal arthritis: The price of an opposable thumb! Turker, Tolga Thirkannad, Sunil Indian J Plast Surg Review Article Trapezio-metacarpal arthritis is the most common arthritic problem of the hand for which patients seek surgical treatment. The current article reviews the etio-pathogenesis, epidemiology, classification and management of this widespread problem. The anatomy and unique biomechanics of this joint are also reviewed. In addition, the article provides a detailed description of our preferred method of trapezio-metacarpal arthroplasty. Medknow Publication 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3193643/ /pubmed/22022041 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.85352 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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