title: New option for surgical treatment of the trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis: a case report.
abstract: We present the case of a 71-year-old, left-handed woman with left thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthritis. The patient had no pain and could use the hand actively in daily life with a new option of surgical treatment, a vascularized pedicled third CMC joint transfer to the thumb CMC joint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Narihito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takemura
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsusue
keywords: Arthroplasty; dorsal carpal network; trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis; vascularized pedicled 3rd carpometacarpal joint transfer