title: Predictors of outcome in surgical treatment for basal joint osteoarthritis of the thumb.
abstract: In this series, several preoperative factors influencing the outcome in surgically treated patients with carpometacarpal osteoarthritis of the thumb were analyzed. Thirty-six patients were studied. Hand dominance, interphalangeal joint motion, radiographic stage, and surgical procedure did not reach significance. In contrast, age, first web retraction, and hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joint were considered valuable in predicting the ultimate outcome.
authors.affiliation: Hand Unit, Department Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Pellenberg & Leuven, UZ.Pellenberg, Weligerveld 1, 3212 Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Degreef
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome