Study Comparing SBS and LRTI for Treatment of CMC Arthritis

Participation Requirements

• Sex:

  ALL

• Eligible Ages:

  50 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age fifty years or older
* Isolated carpometacarpal (trapeziometacarpal) osteoarthritis
* Failure to respond to non-operative management
* Willing and able to consent on their own behalf and follow the protocol and clinical visits as described
* Able to read and understand English or have interpreter available

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous surgery for CMC arthritis
* Duration of symptoms for less than 6 months
* Greater than or equal to 30 degrees of ipsilateral metacarpophalangeal (MCP) hyperextension
* Scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal (stage 4 CMC) arthritis
* Other significant ipsilateral wrist or hand pathology
* A history of inflammatory arthropathy
* A requirement for concomitant surgery for another condition
* Any previous hand or wrist fracture
* Likely problems, in the judgement of the investigators, with maintaining follow-up (i.e. patients with no fixed address, not mentally competent to give consent, intellectually challenged patients without adequate support, etc.)