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Titre :	Eaton and Littler Ligament Reconstruction for the Painful first Carpometacarpal Joint : patient satisfaction
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Martijn Schonaers, Auteur ; Ilse Degreef, Auteur ; Luc De Smet, Auteur
Année de publication :	2017
Article en page(s) :	p. 30-34
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Résumé :	The ligamentous reconstruction according to Eaton and Littler (7) was designed to restore the stability of the carpometa-carpal joint of the thumb. We evaluated the patients' satisfaction after an Eaton and Littler-procedure as well as possible risk factors in the development of thumb basal joint instability. A retrospective chart review and clinical assessment or telephone survey are executed in 33 patients, with a mean follow-up of 7 years. Only 45% of the patients were satisfied. Within the group of clinical assessed patients, there were significant differences in thumb function comparing operated with not operated side. Overall joint hypermobility can be a contributing factor for this thumb basal joint instability, but has no effect on the outcome after an Eaton-Littler procedure.
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[article] Eaton and Littler Ligament Reconstruction for the Painful first Carpometacarpal Joint : patient satisfaction [texte imprimé] / Martijn Schonaers, Auteur ; Ilse Degreef, Auteur ; Luc De Smet, Auteur . - 2017 . - p. 30-34.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Acta Orthopaedica Belgica > Vol.83/1 (Mars 2017) . - p. 30-34

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The ligamentous reconstruction according to Eaton and Littler (7) was designed to restore the stability of the carpometa-carpal joint of the thumb. We evaluated the patients' satisfaction after an Eaton and Littler-procedure as well as possible risk factors in the development of thumb basal joint instability. A retrospective chart review and clinical assessment or telephone survey are executed in 33 patients, with a mean follow-up of 7 years. Only 45% of the patients were satisfied. Within the group of clinical assessed patients, there were significant differences in thumb function comparing operated with not operated side. Overall joint hypermobility can be a contributing factor for this thumb basal joint instability, but has no effect on the outcome after an Eaton-Littler procedure.

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