Can we decrease the duration of basal thumb joint distraction for early osteoarthritis from 8 to 6 weeks? Study protocol for a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, to date, 52 patients with thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC1 OA) were treated with joint distraction. So far, most patients experienced improved physical function and less pain. After 2 years, only 1 patient proceeded to trapeziectomy. This study assesses if we...

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Autores principales: Ottenhoff, Janna S. E., Teunis, Teun, Braakenburg, Assa, Mink van der Molen, Aebele B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8088687/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33933152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05283-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8088687/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33933152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05283-9

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