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Ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition

Polski: Rekonstrukcja więzadła z interpozycją ścięgna (LRTI) Czytaj po polsku →

Also known as LRTI suspensionplasty tendon interposition arthroplasty

An addition to trapeziectomy in which a strip of a forearm tendon is used to make a sling for the thumb metacarpal and to fill the space left by the trapezium. Trials pooled in the 2026 Cochrane review show it makes little or no difference to pain, function or complications compared with trapeziectomy alone, and complications were about 19 in 100 against 10 in 100.

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    Thumb-base arthritis

    Thumb-base (CMC) arthritis: symptoms, splints, exercises, injections, and how trapeziectomy compares with joint replacement in recovery, strength and risk.

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