Prospective randomized clinical trial
Project objectives
The most common intervention for the treatment of rhizarthrosis (trapezio-metacarpal osteoarthritis) consists in performing the intervention of trapeziectomy and suspension tenoplasty. In recent years, as an alternative with promising results and a low rate of complications, the trapezium-metacarpal prosthesis is spreading more and more.
The aim of the project is to carry out a prospective randomized clinical study comparing, in terms of clinical and radiographic results, functional scores, restoration of pressure force and complication rate, between patients undergoing trapezio-metacarpal prosthesis implantation and patients undergoing trapeziectomy and suspension tenoplasty for the treatment of rhizarthrosis.
Start and end date
2018 - 2020
Project managers
Dr. Nicola Papapietro
Dr. Andrea Marinozzi
Dr. Francesco Franceschi
Dr. Edoardo Franceschetti
Dr. Alessio Palumbo
Dr. Michele Paciotti
Dr. Gian Mauro De Angelis D'Ossat
Dr. Angelo Baldari
Coordinating institution of the project
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma