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Mini TightRope CMC Technique

By The Hand and Wrist Institute Medically reviewed by John T. Knight, MD Review pending

Mini TightRope CMC Technique Transcript and details

The transcript below is YouTube's automatic one. Anatomy terms are the words the machine heard, so a few of them are wrong. The practice is proofreading them.

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http://www.handandwristinstitute.com/basal-thumb-arthritis/ - demonstrates the Mini TightRope CMC Technique to address Basal Thumb Arthritis.

Transcript

the mini tight rope for CMC provides a unique means to suspend the thumb metacarpal after partial or complete trapezial resection for treatment of CMC arthritis thumb CMC instability and in revision cases the mini tight rope supports and maintains the thumb and

index metacarpal in the proper relationship while allowing for capsular healing hematoma and Scar Tissue formation in the trapezial space the construct consists of two strands of number two Fiber Wire which are fixed with two oblong stainless steel buttons

for cortical fixation the trapezial space may be left empty or filled with an autograph allograft or artificial spacer

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