ISIS trapeziometacarpal arthroplasty: What are the outcomes in male patients?

Trapeziometacarpal arthroplasty is a well-known treatment of thumb basal joint arthritis. However, only a few studies have been done on its use specifically in men, with one of the most recent showing a high implant failure rate. Our study was a retrospective analysis of the ISIS prosthesis exclusively in men. Our hypothesis was that it is a viable therapeutic solution. Between 2010 and 2020, 23 ISIS prostheses were implanted in 19 patients. A radiological and functional analysis was done, combined with a self-evaluation by multiple validated outcome scores (visual analog scale for pain, QuickDASH, PRWE, SF36, and Kapandji scores). The median follow-up was 76 months (13-134) with a median age of 69 years. The mean pain level was 1/10, the QuickDASH was 22.7, the PRWE was 14.2, the SF-36 was 61.1 and the Kapandji score was 8.9. One dislocation occurred in one patient; two patients had to be reoperated for periprosthetic ossifications. Radiolucency was found around the cup in one patient and around the metacarpal shaft in one patient. There was no implant failure and only one case of asymptomatic loosening, with a survival rate of 94% at 111 months. In the medium-term, clinical, and functional outcomes were satisfactory with pain relief similar to that of published studies, with a low rate of complications. ISIS arthroplasty appears to be a suitable treatment for thumb basal joint arthritis in men, although a non-negligible rate of periprosthetic ossifications required revision surgery in half of the cases.

Influence of the level of arterial resection on the replanting and revascularization results in hand surgery: prospective study over 22 months.

The objective of this work was to assess whether the injury mechanisms are responsible for histological arterial lesions. This prospective single-center study included adults with wrist or hand arterial injury. Arterial resection of at least 2 mm from the proximal and distal stumps was performed before the arterial anastomosis. Histological analysis of the arterial stumps was performed. An ultrasound was performed 1 month postoperatively to check arterial patency. A clinical and functional evaluation was done at 1 month postoperative, then every 3 months. From 2018 to 2020, 46 patients were included with a maximum follow-up of 13 months. There were 35 cuts, 2 crush injuries, 8 amputation and 1 blast injury. Macroscopically, 37% of the margins were considered damaged. Histological analysis showed significant damage in 59% of the sections (27 out of 46 patients) with 50% for crush injury, 55% for cuts by mechanical tool, 62% for cuts by power tool, 62% for amputations and 100% for blasts. The failure rate was 9%: 2 replantations and 2 asymptomatic thromboses diagnosed by ultrasound. Postoperative pain on VAS was 1.75/10, range of motion was 87%, Quick DASH was 8%, SF36 PCS was 69% and SF36 MCS was 70%. Factors influencing the success or failure of anastomosis were the mechanism of injury (p = 0.02), associated nerve damage (p = 0.014) and length of proximal arterial cut (p = 0.046). Histological arterial lesions seem to correlate with the injury mechanism. Cuts caused by glass or crush injuries do not seem to require arterial resections of more than 2 mm. A continuation of the study with a larger number of subjects may generate statistically significant results.