The Trapezium-Thumb Metacarpal Joint: The Relationship of Joint Shape and Degenerative Joint Disease

1 June 1983

journal article
Published by SAGE Publications in The Hand

Vol. os-15 (2) , 201-206
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0072-968x(83)80014-x

Abstract

An investigation of sixty-seven embalmed cadaver hands was performed to determine if the topography of articular surfaces was related to thumb basal joint arthritis. The trapezial articular surface tended to be flatter in women and joints with early degenerative changes. The trapezial surface was transformed from a saddle type to a semi-cylindrical type with advancing arthritis.

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