Arthroscopically Assisted Tendon Interposition Arthroplasty at the Base of the Thumb

Soft tissue interposition arthroplasty of the shoulder

“…The outcomes in our series compare favorably with well-established historical controls reported in the literature [10][11][12]18,24,27,43,44 and suggest that arthroscopic débridement and interposition arthroplasty using this acellular dermal matrix graft is a feasible surgical option for management of Eaton stages II or III symptomatic first CMC joint arthritis. No adverse events were associated with the use of this interposition material, and results seem to be durable, at least in the follow-up available in this series.…”

Arthroscopic Interposition Arthroplasty of the First Carpometacarpal Joint

“…Braun et al (2001) described an arthroscopic technique of debridement and interposition of palmaris longus or FCR tendon harvested through small incisions. Two of the 31 patients in their series required revision to a second procedure.…”

“…Outcomes in our series also compare favourably to those of other arthroscopic techniques, which have provided satisfactory outcomes in several series (Culp and Rekant, 2001;Menon, 1996;Swafford, 2005). Braun et al (2001) described an arthroscopic technique of debridement and interposition of palmaris longus or FCR tendon harvested through small incisions. Two of the 31 patients in their series required revision to a second procedure.…”

Radial Portal Tendon Harvest and Interposition in Arthroscopic Treatment of Thumb Basilar Joint Osteoarthritis

“…[1][2][3][4]7 The 1-R access site is modified by a larger 1.0-cm chevron incision with the apex radial and volar at the interface of glabrous and nonglabrous skin to expose the distal insertion of the accessory abductor pollicis longus (AAPL) tendon group and the abductor pollicis longus (APL) tendon group (Fig. 1).…”

“…[1][2][3][4] However, arthroscopic technique to date has not treated patients with symptomatic trapeziometacarpal joint OA by using the same arthroscopic access site to harvest and to insert tendon interposition material in order to minimize surgical intervention. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to synthesize open and arthroscopic surgical concepts to treat Eaton-Littler 5 stage 2 and 3 symptomatic trapeziometacarpal joint OA not responsive to medical treatment alone.…”