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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Feb;127(2):918–925. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182046901

Table 4.

Case Series Reports of Autogenous Arthroplasty for Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis (Level IV Evidence)

Study Procedure Follow-up Radial Abduction Palmar Abduction Grip Tip Pinch Key Pinch Pain Relief
Varitimidis, 2000 T+LRTI (62 hands) 3.5 years 44 degrees 41 degrees 22 kg 4.6 kg 5.0 kg 95% excellent
De Smet, 2002 T+LRTI (31 hands) 2.1 years 26 kg 5.0 kg 2.5 / 10 (on visual analog scale)
Sirotakova, 2007 T+APL sling (104 hands) 1 year 53 degrees 47 degrees 18 kg 4.0 kg 5.1 kg 91% pain-free
Sai, 2004 T+ FCR sling (22 hands) 8.4 years 44 degrees 50 degrees 18 kg 2.6 kg 3.4 kg 82% pain-free
Budoff, 2002 T+IA w/APL shortening (29 hands) 5.1 years 31 degrees 45 degrees 26 kg 3.5 kg 4.5 kg 83% good or excellent
Maqsood, 2002 T+IA (60 hands) 5.5 years 21 kg 4.2 kg 6.5 kg 100% pain-free at rest
Nusem, 2003 T+Gelfoam interposition (34 hands) 5 years 17 kg 3.7 kg 4.1 kg 68% pain-free
Gray, 2007 T (22 hands) 7.3 years 23 kg 5.0 kg 5.0 kg 82% pain-free
Kuhns, 2003 T (26 hands) 2.1 years 26 kg 4.9 kg 6.0 kg 92% pain-free