Orthosis Followed by Trapeziectomy for Thumb Base Osteoarthritis: A Cohort Pilot Study on Pain and Function.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to assess how much symptoms resolve during a 6-week continued nonsurgical treatment with an orthosis and after trapeziectomy in people with thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis (CMC-1 OA) referred for surgical consultation. The data on symptom resolution magnitude and trajectory can help inform patients about postsurgical recovery and assist researchers in designing clinical trials to evaluate surgery's effectiveness for CMC-1 OA.

Methods

We recruited 52 patients with CMC-1 OA referred for surgical consultation. All eligible and willing patients underwent a 6-week treatment period with an orthosis before trapeziectomy. We collected outcome measures at the time of recruitment, after 6-week use of an orthosis (time of surgery), and at 3, 6, 9, an

SUBMITTER: Jaatinen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12398836 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature