Trapezium excision and ligament reconstruction with abductor pollicis longus for basal arthritis of the thumb.
Symptomatic arthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint is frequent. Trapeziectomy and ligamentoplasty with the abductor policis longus, that is a suspensionplasty, gives good results and can last for a long time.
Léger
Olivier
O
Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Unit Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de la Côte Basque Bayonne, France. leger.olivier@free.fr
Lavallé
François
F