title: Trapezium resection with mersilene suspension sling.
abstract: The reason there are numerous techniques for thumb carpometacarpal arthroplasty is that none of them are perfect. Sometimes the simplest procedures work best. This article presents a simple alternative, using a readily available suture to stabilize the thumb after resection of the trapezium, with long-term success.
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania Hand Center, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA. Marwan.Wehbe@pahandcenter.com
authors.forename: Marwan A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wehbé
authors.forename: Rita M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ciccarello
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Reitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001168:Arthritis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D052737:Carpometacarpal Joints / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050279:Metacarpal Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D013537:Sutures; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery; D051222:Trapezium Bone / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; C025539:Lavsan