Unplanned Reoperation After Trapeziometacarpal Arthroplasty: Rate, Reasons, and Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trapeziometacarpal (TMC) arthritis is an expected part of ageing to which most patients adapt well. Patients who do not adapt to TMC arthritis may be offered operative treatment. The factors associated with reoperation after TMC arthroplasty are incompletely understood. The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of, the underlying reasons for, and the factors associated with unplanned reoperation after TMC arthroplasty.

Methods

In this retrospective study, we included all adult patients who had TMC arthroplasty for TMC arthritis at 1 of 3 large urban area hospitals between January 2000 and December 2009. Variables were inserted into a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model to determine factors associated with unplanned reoperation, and the Kaplan-Me

SUBMITTER: Wilkens SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5684933 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature