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Filter by:The aim of the study is to measure the position of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb during key-pinch, tripod-pinch and opposition-pinch in normal volunteers, to determine the optimal position of metacarpophalangeal joint arthrodesis.
In the US, pain management after surgery for surgical treatment of osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb typically consists of prescription opioids during the early recovery phase. Given the highly addictive nature of prescription opioids, guidelines are being evaluated by hand surgeons to reduce opioid use while still maintaining pain control after surgery. A promising approach is to use non-narcotic medication as the first line of treatment. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy of a combination of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), ibuprofen and acetaminophen, in comparison to a morphine analogue substance (oxycodone) for pain management in the first 30 days after surgery.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the basis for three widely held fundamental tenets about surgical intervention for thumb basal joint arthritis; 1. Trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and metacarpal stabilization is associated with superior functional outcomes and strength, 2. Preservation of the arthroplasty space correlates with functional outcomes, pain relief, and restoration of strength after basal joint arthroplasty, and 3. Mitigation of metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) hyperextension optimizes postoperative strength after basal joint arthroplasty, regardless of surgical technique. It is hypothesized that thumb basal joint arthroplasty with metacarpal stabilization, by either ligament reconstruction (I) or suture suspension (II), provides greater improvement in grip and pinch strength, and better hand function, than might be achieved following provision of pain relief alone by simple trapeziectomy (III). Preservation of the arthroplasty space will correlate positively, and MCPJ hyperextension will correlate negatively, with improved thumb function and lateral pinch strength. Primary Aims (within 3 procedure cohorts): 1. Compare pre-operative pinch and grip strength as well as patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for pain in patients before and after lidocaine injection of the trapeziometacarpal joint, prior to thumb basal joint arthroplasty; 2. Compare post-operative pinch and grip strength and PROs for pain and function at 3 and 6 months after thumb basal joint arthroplasty with pre-operative values before and after lidocaine injection; 3. Correlate preservation of dynamic arthroplasty space as measured on a stress radiograph with postoperative improvement in pinch and grip strength, and PROs for pain and function; 4. Correlate dynamic MCP joint position and laxity with change in strength and patient-reported pain and function to define optimal MCPJ position. Secondary Aims (between 3 procedure cohorts): 1. Compare change in pre- and post-operative pinch and grip strength and PROs for pain and function between patients having basal joint arthroplasty with and without specific metacarpal stabilization; 2. Compare preservation of the dynamic arthroplasty space and improvement in strength and patient-reported pain and function between arthroplasty groups; and 3. Compare changes in pinch and grip strength and PROs for pain and function with dynamic MCPJ position between arthroplasty groups. 4. Compare postoperative neuritis and complications between surgical groups.
Concomitant carpal tunnel syndrome and basal thumb junt osteoarthritis through a single incision has been described. Case serials have reported good with this technique. Nonetheless, there is a lack of comparative studies evaluating the effectivity and complications of single-incision versus double-incision technique. Only with an randomized clinical trial design it is possible to gain evidence about the advantages of one treatment method over another. The aim of the study is the comparison between two surgical techniques for concomitant carpal tunnel syndrome and basal thumb junt osteoarthritis: single versus double incision techniques.
Patients with thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis usually suffer from pain, joint enlargement, inflammation, deformity and loss of function. Conservative treatments usually are the first-line interventions, unfortunately some of the patients do not response to such treatments and surgical treatment will then be considered. Compare to other traditional surgical techniques, arthroscopic techniques has resulted in the potential to treat osteoarthritis in a minimally invasive approach, avoiding the need for a larger incision. Other advantages of arthroscopy include less scarring and joint contracture, less risk of neurovascular injury, improved appearance, limited morbidity and quicker recovery. Although arthroscopic methods have been proved to be effective, there is lack of high-level evidence based studies to conclude one operation is superior to another. Hence, this study is designed to investigate outcomes of the two arthroscopic surgical methods (arthroscopic debridement vs arthroscopic hemi-trapeziectomy with Mini TightRope). The result of this study is expected to provide significant evidence based clinical data for surgeons worldwide on treating the thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis.
The aim of this study is to verify whether after trapeziometacarpal osteoarthrosis surgery and during the period of immobilization immediately after it, applying motor imagery, improvements are achieved on pain, strength, edema and / or inflammation, function and the joint range, accelerating the recovery process.
The goal of the current study is to objectively measure intraoperative the initial thumb stability after trapezium removal when performing trapeziectomy, alone or in combination with suspension and tendon interposition and to evaluate if there are differences in the stability between the patients and with the different surgical steps. Additionally, the subjective stability rating of the surgeon will be compared with the objective measures and if there is a correlation between clinical/patient-related parameters and the measured intraoperative stability.
The rhizarthrose is the most frequent affection of the hand at the age fifty and beyond. For the moderate forms of the disease, the majority of the studies recommend the recourse to the viscosupplement because of its efficiency in the long term. On the other hand, no study was focused on the impact of the anatomical severity on the clinical result of the treatment by intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid. The present research has for objective to study the influence of the radiological severity on the result of the viscosupplement, in the conditions of daily practice, in patients affected by rhizarthrose. It is an open observational multicentrical prospective study realized by 10 investigators rheumatologists and liberal orthopedic surgeons. The recruitment is competitive and the study will be ended when 55 patients will have been included by taking into account a risk of trial exits or of lost of sight of 10 %.The main criterion is the influence of the radiological stage on the answer to the treatment. Duration of inclusion 6 months. Duration of follow-up 3 months. Total duration of the study 9 months.
The investigators aimed to assess the effects of two different hand orthosis on hand functioning, pain, disability and quality of life in patients with thumb osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint (TMJ), also called rhizarthrosis is a common disease, mostly affecting post-menopausal women. Intra-articular therapy with hyaluronic acid (HA) was usually recommended as a second-line treatment after failure of non-pharmacological modalities, only in early stages of the disease .Aim of the present observational, retrospective, comparative study is the assessment of the efficacy and tolerability of i.a. injections of an hybrid HA formulation (Synovial H-L®) in comparison to triamcinolone in patients with TMJ Osteoarthritis (OA). We are analyzing the records collected in the departmental archives of outpatients affected by TMJ OA, according to the ACR criteria for the classification for hand OA and who were treated with i.a. Sinovial H-L or triamcinolone acetonide from December 1st, 2015 to December 1st 2016.The patient's assessment of spontaneous hand pain on a 0-100 mm VAS with 0 representing the absence of pain and the FIHOA score validated in Italian language were routinely recorded and documented in our centre prior to the injections (T0), at the time of the second i.a. administration (T1), after one month (T2) and after 3 (T3) and 6 months (T4) following the i.a. therapy. The primary outcome criteria of our study is the change of VAS and FIHOA from baseline to the end of treatment. Furthermore, we chose as secondary outcomes the duration of morning stiffness, the Italian version of Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and the validated Italian version of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) routinary registered in our medical record before the i.a. therapy, at the end of the treatment and after 1, 3 and 6 months. The chi square test, t test or Kruskal-Wallis test, as appropriated, will be used to evaluate differences between groups before i.a. treatment the clinical and demographical data. Mixed-effects linear regression models will be used to evaluate temporal trends and differences in the two groups for specific outcomes: VAS pain, VAS stiffness, FIHOA and PCS and MCS from SF-36 questionnaires. In these types of statistical models, the effects of the covariates and their standard errors are correctly estimated taking into account the hierarchical structure of the data (i.e., patients and visits). For the compute of SF-36s Z score will be used mean and SD of U.S. general population. Data analysis will be performed using Stata vers 13.0 software. Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize data as frequencies (categorical variables) or mean +/-SD (continuous variables) as appropriate. P values <0.05 is considered statistically significant.