About this trial
A multi-center, randomized control trial comparing the two standard of care surgical treatments for CMC arthritis ; trapezial excision with or without soft tissue interposition and /or ligament reconstruction (LRTI) versus the suture button suspension arthroplasty (SBS). Patient reported outcomes will be collected at 6 and 6 weeks, 3, 6, and 12 months.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- CMC Arthroplasty