Hand Arthritis

Table of contents :
Hand Arthritis……Page 6
Rationale for osteotomy……Page 7
Clinical outcome……Page 8
Discussion……Page 9
References……Page 10
Ligament Reconstruction……Page 12
Indications……Page 13
Surgical technique……Page 14
Therapy……Page 16
Results……Page 17
References……Page 19
Trapeziometacarpal Arthroscopy: A Classification and Treatment Algorithm……Page 21
History……Page 22
Functional anatomy……Page 23
Indications for basal joint arthroscopy……Page 24
Radiofrequency effects on collagen……Page 25
Arthroscopic staging……Page 26
Preliminary Stage II results……Page 28
Discussion……Page 29
Summary……Page 30
References……Page 31
Surgical technique……Page 32
Complications……Page 34
References……Page 35
Rationale for suspensionplasty……Page 37
Surgical indications……Page 38
Creation of the abductor pollicis longus suspensionplasty……Page 39
Clinical outcomes……Page 40
References……Page 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Silicone Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty Indications, Technique, and Outcomes……Page 42
Surgical technique……Page 43
Outcomes……Page 44
References……Page 46
Biomechanical considerations and potential benefits of unconstrained implants……Page 48
Indications……Page 49
Surgical technique……Page 50
Methods……Page 52
Results……Page 53
Discussion……Page 55
References……Page 57
Kinematic and biomechanical considerations……Page 59
Clinical considerations……Page 60
Metacarpophalangeal joint arthrodesis……Page 62
References……Page 64
Biomechanics and prosthetic design……Page 65
Technique of proximal interphalangeal joint arthroplasty……Page 67
Silastic athroplasty……Page 68
References……Page 69
Surgical technique……Page 71
References……Page 74
Incidence and etiology……Page 75
Surgical treatment……Page 76
Swanson silicone arthroplasty……Page 77
Hinged metal-polyethylene arthroplasty……Page 79
Arthrodesis……Page 80
Discussion……Page 82
References……Page 83
Anatomy, pathomechanics, and epidemiology……Page 85
Treatment of post-traumatic arthrosis……Page 86
Treatment of degenerative arthrosis……Page 89
References……Page 91
Erratum……Page 93