Bilateral arthroscopic tendon interposition arthroplasty of the thumb carpometacarpal joint in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a case report

J Hand Surg Am. 2005 Jul;30(4):673-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.01.003.

Abstract

A common finding in progressive osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb is ligamentous laxity. In patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which is a disorder characterized by generalized ligamentous laxity, splinting and arthrodesis have been recommended because of the random results achieved by other reconstructive procedures. We report a patient with thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis secondary to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome who was treated with bilateral arthroscopic tendon interposition arthroplasty.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthroplasty / methods*
  • Arthroscopy
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / surgery*
  • Finger Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Finger Joint / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoarthritis / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteoarthritis / surgery*
  • Radiography
  • Tendon Transfer
  • Thumb / diagnostic imaging
  • Thumb / surgery*