Resektionsarthroplastik des Daumensattelgelenks mit ihren Varianten

Carpometacarpal osteoarthritis of the thumb associated with uncommon concomitant hypoproteinemia mimicking irreversible carpal tunnel syndrome: Case report

“…Treatment options for advanced stage of CMCJ I OA are the motion-preserving trapeziectomy (i.e. resection arthroplasty with or without ligamentous reconstruction, tendon interposition or suspension) and total CMCJ replacement that can be combined with other surgical wrist procedures, and the motion-restricting CMCJ I arthrodesis [7][8][9][10]. For treatment of irreversible peripheral motor nerve palsies a motion-enhancing procedure by a tendon transfer procedure is the method of choice, but detected only when a normal muscle activity of the donor muscle-tendon unit for the affected joint is present that was not given with our patient [11].…”