title: Excision of the trapezium for osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb.
abstract: We have assessed the results of 34 simple excisions of the trapezium, with no additional soft-tissue procedures, in 30 patients. At a median follow-up of five years (2 to 22), 16 thumbs (47%) were completely painfree and a further 10 (29%) were slightly painful after use. Nineteen thumbs (56%) had no functional disability, but thumb-pinch strength was reduced by about 20%. No patient had painful degeneration at the scaphotrapezial pseudarthrosis.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Orthopaedics and Accident Surgery, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Varley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calvey
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome