THE SYMPTOMATIC CARPAL BOSS: Is simple excision enough?

• Published in: Journal of hand surgery, British volume Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 591 - 595
• Main Authors: CLARKE, A.M, WHEEN, D.J, VISVANATHAN, S, HERBERT, T.J, CONOLLY, W.B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.1999; SAGE Publications
• Subjects: Adult; Arthrodesis - methods; Carpal Bones - abnormalities; Carpal Bones - diagnostic imaging; Carpal Bones - surgery; Female; Humans; Male; Metacarpophalangeal Joint - abnormalities; Metacarpophalangeal Joint - diagnostic imaging; Metacarpophalangeal Joint - surgery; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Radiography; Range of Motion, Articular; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome

We reviewed 48 patients with symptomatic carpal boss seen during the 10 year period 1985–1994. Thirty-one patients had undergone either local excision of the boss or arthrodesis of the affected carpometacarpal joint. The mean follow-up was 3 years and nine cases have been revised. Twenty-four patien...