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Changes in key pinch strength after excision of the trapezium and total joint arthroplasty
L De Smet1, W Sioen, D Spaepen
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, U.Z. Pellenberg, Weligerveld 1, B-3212 Lubbeek, Pellenberg, Belgium. luc.desmet@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|January 22, 2004
Abstract:
Key pinch force was measured preoperatively and at follow-up (mean 25 months) in patients treated for basal joint arthritis by either trapziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (n=26) or total joint arthroplasty (n=27). There was a significant increase in key pinch strength with both treatments, but no difference between the two treatments. Total joint arthroplasty does not appear to produce stronger key pinch than trapziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition.