To suspend or not to suspend: a randomised single blind trial of simple trapeziectomy versus trapeziectomy and flexor carpi radialis suspension

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 462-466

  Field, J ^a   Buchanan, D ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FCR suspension; thumb arthroplasty; thumb osteoarthritis; trapeziectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MUSCLE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; NERVE INJURY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; TRAPEZIUM BONE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WOUND COMPLICATION;

AGED; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS; THUMB; TRAPEZIUM BONE;

EID: 34447255917     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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