Results of arthroscopic debridement for isolated scaphotrapeziotrapezoid arthritis

Arthroscopic Resection Arthroplasty for Treatment of Combined Carpometacarpal and Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid (Pantrapezial) Arthritis

“…Ashwood et al 18 reported good to excellent results in 9 of 10 patients following arthroscopic debridement (without resection arthroplasty) of the STT joint. They reported improvement in visual analog pain scale from a mean of 86 to 14 points.…”

“…[7][8][9][10][11] Arthroscopy of the STT joint has been described for the purpose of diagnosing, staging and treating STT arthritis. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Arthroscopic debridement of STT arthritis has been reported to have a 90% satisfaction rate at 3-year follow-up. 18 Other authors have reported improvement in pain, mobility, and strength following ARA of the STT joint.…”

“…[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Arthroscopic debridement of STT arthritis has been reported to have a 90% satisfaction rate at 3-year follow-up. 18 Other authors have reported improvement in pain, mobility, and strength following ARA of the STT joint. 19 Interposition following ARA has been compared to arthroscopic resection without interposition.…”

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“…The results of arthroscopic débridement of this joint were evaluated in a study of ten consecutive patients 11 . A good or excellent subjective result was achieved in nine patients at the time of the final review, at an average of thirty-six months after surgery.…”

Traitement arthroscopique de l'arthrose scaphotrapézotrapézoïdienne (STT)

“…Pour d'autres auteurs, l'interposition d'un morceau capsulaire palmaire ou dorsal a été associée à la résection [4]. C'est en toute logique que ces techniques ont été réalisées par arthroscopie afin [5,9,10,11].…”