title: Radial portal tendon harvest and interposition in arthroscopic treatment of thumb basilar joint osteoarthritis.
abstract: This study describes an arthroscopic technique that uses the same radial arthroscopic access portal to harvest and to interpose tendon material into the trapeziometacarpal joint in the treatment of Eaton-Littler stage 2 and 3 osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint. Clinical application of this technique has resolved pain and preserved motion at the trapeziometacarpal joint in this study experience.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Hand Surgery Center, Tamuning, Guam. handsurgery@guam.net
authors.forename: Jerone T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Landström
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy; D050824:Carpal Joints / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery*; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery*