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Journal |
Year |
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1
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The MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36): II. Psychometric and clinical tests of validity in measuring physical and mental health constructs.
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Med Care
|
1993
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27.05
|
|
2
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Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and selected musculoskeletal disorders in the United States.
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Arthritis Rheum
|
1998
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12.36
|
|
3
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Comparison of methods for the scoring and statistical analysis of SF-36 health profile and summary measures: summary of results from the Medical Outcomes Study.
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Med Care
|
1995
|
10.36
|
|
4
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Osteo-arthrosis. Prevalence in the population and relationship between symptoms and x-ray changes.
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Ann Rheum Dis
|
1966
|
6.21
|
|
5
|
An objective and standardized test of hand function.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil
|
1969
|
4.67
|
|
6
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A clinician's guide to cost-effectiveness analysis.
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Ann Intern Med
|
1990
|
3.92
|
|
7
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Excision of the trapezium for osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint: a study of the benefit of ligament reconstruction or tendon interposition.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
2004
|
3.86
|
|
8
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Osteoarthritis.
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Lancet
|
1997
|
3.56
|
|
9
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Ligament reconstruction for the painful thumb carpometacarpal joint.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
1973
|
2.88
|
|
10
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Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. Staging as a rationale for treatment.
|
Hand Clin
|
1987
|
2.69
|
|
11
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Basal joint osteoarthritis of the thumb: a prospective trial of steroid injection and splinting.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
2004
|
2.67
|
|
12
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The prevalence of degenerative arthritis of the base of the thumb in post-menopausal women.
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J Hand Surg Br
|
1994
|
2.37
|
|
13
|
Surgical management of basal joint arthritis of the thumb. Part II. Ligament reconstruction with tendon interposition arthroplasty.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1986
|
2.31
|
|
14
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Ligament reconstruction for the painful thumb carpometacarpal joint: a long-term assessment.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1984
|
2.06
|
|
15
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Thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: arthrodesis compared with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2001
|
1.85
|
|
16
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Arthroplasty of the basal joint of the thumb. Long-term follow-up after ligament reconstruction with tendon interposition.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
1995
|
1.69
|
|
17
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A comparison of trapeziectomy with and without ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition.
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J Hand Surg Br
|
2000
|
1.63
|
|
18
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A technique for arthroscopic evaluation of the first carpometacarpal joint.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1997
|
1.62
|
|
19
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Ligament reconstruction with or without tendon interposition to treat primary thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis. A prospective randomized study.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2004
|
1.60
|
|
20
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Acute dislocation of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb: an anatomic and cadaver study.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1994
|
1.49
|
|
21
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Biomechanical analysis of static forces in the thumb during hand function.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
1977
|
1.47
|
|
22
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Excision of the trapezium for osteoarthritis of the trapezio-metacarpal joint.
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J Bone Joint Surg Br
|
1949
|
1.46
|
|
23
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Swanson versus APL arthroplasty in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint: a prospective and randomized study in 26 patients.
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J Hand Surg Br
|
2002
|
1.45
|
|
24
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An anatomic study of the stabilizing ligaments of the trapezium and trapeziometacarpal joint.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1999
|
1.40
|
|
25
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Factors associated with radiographic osteoarthritis: results from the population study 70-year-old people in Göteborg.
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J Rheumatol
|
1991
|
1.36
|
|
26
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Dislocation of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. A report of four cases.
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Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
1983
|
1.34
|
|
27
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Osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint: the pathophysiology of articular cartilage degeneration. I. Anatomy and pathology of the aging joint.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1991
|
1.26
|
|
28
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Hylan versus corticosteroid versus placebo for treatment of basal joint arthritis: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
2008
|
1.25
|
|
29
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Topography of the osteoarthritic thumb carpometacarpal joint and its variations with regard to gender, age, site, and osteoarthritic stage.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
1998
|
1.18
|
|
30
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Surgical treatment of osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb: a systematic review.
|
Plast Reconstr Surg
|
2004
|
1.18
|
|
31
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Hematoma and distraction arthroplasty for thumb basal joint osteoarthritis: a prospective, single-surgeon study including outcomes measures.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
2003
|
1.13
|
|
32
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Tendon interposition arthroplasty versus arthrodesis for the treatment of trapeziometacarpal arthritis: a retrospective comparative follow-up study.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
2001
|
1.10
|
|
33
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Contact patterns in the trapeziometacarpal joint: the role of the palmar beak ligament.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
1993
|
1.10
|
|
34
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A study of the basal joint of the thumb. Treatment of its disabilities by fusion.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
1969
|
1.10
|
|
35
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Basal joint arthritis: trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition arthroplasty.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1996
|
1.09
|
|
36
|
A randomised controlled trial of intra-articular corticosteroid injection of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb in osteoarthritis.
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Ann Rheum Dis
|
2004
|
1.09
|
|
37
|
A review of excision of the trapezium for osteoarthritis of the trapezio-metacarpal joint after twenty-five years.
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J Bone Joint Surg Br
|
1973
|
1.09
|
|
38
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Long-term results of volar ligament reconstruction for symptomatic basal joint laxity.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
2000
|
1.07
|
|
39
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Basal joint arthritis of the thumb.
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J Am Acad Orthop Surg
|
2000
|
1.04
|
|
40
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Treatment of trapeziometacarpal arthritis: results of resection arthroplasty.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1978
|
1.01
|
|
41
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Splinting in the treatment of arthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1999
|
1.01
|
|
42
|
Arthroscopic management of trapeziometacarpal joint arthritis of the thumb.
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Arthroscopy
|
1996
|
1.01
|
|
43
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The role of arthroscopy in evaluating and treating trapeziometacarpal disease.
|
Hand Clin
|
2001
|
0.98
|
|
44
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First metacarpal subsidence during pinch after ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition basal joint arthroplasty of the thumb.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1998
|
0.98
|
|
45
|
Osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb.
|
Orthop Clin North Am
|
1992
|
0.97
|
|
46
|
Trapeziectomy alone, with tendon interposition or with ligament reconstruction?
|
J Hand Surg Br
|
1997
|
0.95
|
|
47
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Early failures with a spheric interposition arthroplasty of the thumb basal joint.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
2004
|
0.95
|
|
48
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The basal joint pain syndrome.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
1987
|
0.95
|
|
49
|
Ligament reconstruction basal joint arthroplasty without tendon interposition.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
1997
|
0.94
|
|
50
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Reduction in the need for operation after conservative treatment of osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint: a seven year prospective study.
|
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg
|
2001
|
0.93
|
|
51
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De la Caffinière arthroplasty for basal thumb joint osteoarthritis.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Br
|
1992
|
0.93
|
|
52
|
Trapezial space height after trapeziectomy: mechanism of formation and benefits.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
2001
|
0.93
|
|
53
|
Treatment of basal joint arthritis of the thumb: trapeziectomy with or without tendon interposition/ligament reconstruction.
|
Hand Surg
|
2004
|
0.93
|
|
54
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Thumb carpometacarpal arthroscopy: a topographic, anatomic study of the thenar portal.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
2005
|
0.93
|
|
55
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Trapeziometacarpal joint arthrodesis: a functional evaluation.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
1992
|
0.92
|
|
56
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Comparison of intraarticular injection of depot corticosteroid and hyaluronic acid for treatment of degenerative trapeziometacarpal joints.
|
J Clin Rheumatol
|
2005
|
0.92
|
|
57
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Intraarticular corticosteroid injection for first carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2005
|
0.91
|
|
58
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Save the trapezium: double interposition arthroplasty for the treatment of stage IV disease of the basal joint.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1998
|
0.90
|
|
59
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Ligamentous stability of the base of the thumb.
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Hand
|
1981
|
0.90
|
|
60
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Arthroscopic visualization of the thumb carpometacarpal joint: introduction and evaluation of a new radial portal.
|
Arthroscopy
|
2003
|
0.89
|
|
61
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Management of osteoarthritis in older adults.
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Clin Geriatr Med
|
1998
|
0.89
|
|
62
|
Arthritis of the thumb basal joint complex.
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J Hand Ther
|
2000
|
0.88
|
|
63
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Responsiveness of the DASH score in surgically treated basal joint arthritis of the thumb: preliminary results.
|
Clin Rheumatol
|
2004
|
0.88
|
|
64
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Radiographic assessment of the trapezial space before and after ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition arthroplasty.
|
J Hand Surg Br
|
1996
|
0.87
|
|
65
|
The results of excision of the trapezium.
|
Hand
|
1981
|
0.87
|
|
66
|
Long-term follow-up of basal joint resection arthroplasty of the thumb with transfer of the abductor pollicis brevis origin to the flexor carpi radialis tendon.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
2009
|
0.86
|
|
67
|
Revision procedures for complications of surgery for osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb.
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J Hand Surg Br
|
1993
|
0.86
|
|
68
|
Interposition arthroplasty of the trapeziometacarpal joint for osteoarthritis.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
1987
|
0.86
|
|
69
|
Arthrodesis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. A review of patients with a long postoperative period.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
1987
|
0.85
|
|
70
|
Replacement of the trapezium for arthritis of the basal articulations: a new technique with stabilization by tenodesis.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
1979
|
0.84
|
|
71
|
Reactive synovitis after silicone arthroplasty.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
1986
|
0.84
|
|
72
|
Ligament reconstruction for the painful "prearthritic" thumb carpometacarpal joint.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
1987
|
0.84
|
|
73
|
Simple excision of the trapezium for osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb.
|
J Hand Surg Br
|
1994
|
0.83
|
|
74
|
Short term review of the De La Caffiniere trapeziometacarpal arthroplasty.
|
J Hand Surg Br
|
1984
|
0.83
|
|
75
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Long-term complications of trapeziometacarpal silicone arthroplasty.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
1987
|
0.83
|
|
76
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Pathobiology of articular cartilage in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. II. Surface ultrastructure by scanning electron microscopy.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1994
|
0.82
|
|
77
|
Splinting the degenerative basal joint: custom-made or prefabricated neoprene?
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J Hand Ther
|
2004
|
0.82
|
|
78
|
Abductor pollicis longus tendon arthroplasty of the trapezio-metacarpal joint: surgical technique and results.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1991
|
0.81
|
|
79
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Treatment of trapeziometacarpal arthritis with silastic and metallic implant arthroplasty.
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Hand Clin
|
2001
|
0.81
|
|
80
|
Usability of thenar eminence orthoses: report of a comparative study.
|
Clin Rehabil
|
1999
|
0.81
|
|
81
|
Simulated extension osteotomy of the thumb metacarpal reduces carpometacarpal joint laxity in lateral pinch.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
2003
|
0.81
|
|
82
|
Pathobiology of articular cartilage in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. I. Regional biochemical analysis.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
1994
|
0.81
|
|
83
|
Trapezio-metacarpal arthritis. Trapezium excision and ligament reconstruction not including the LRTI arthroplasty.
|
Hand Clin
|
2001
|
0.80
|
|
84
|
Excision of the trapezium and interposition arthroplasty with gelfoam for the treatment of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis.
|
J Hand Surg Br
|
2003
|
0.80
|
|
85
|
Arthroscopic evaluation of the first carpometacarpal joint.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
1998
|
0.80
|
|
86
|
Arthrodesis of the first carpo-metacarpal joint for osteoarthritis.
|
Acta Orthop Scand
|
1969
|
0.79
|
|
87
|
Osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. An analysis of operative procedures.
|
J Hand Surg Br
|
1985
|
0.79
|
|
88
|
Surgical treatment of osteoarthritis of the carpo-metacarpal joint of the thumb. Indications for arthrodesis, excision of the trapezium, and alloplasty.
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Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg
|
1971
|
0.79
|
|
89
|
Surgical treatment of osteoarthritis of the carpo-meta-carpal joint of the thumb.
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Acta Orthop Scand
|
1971
|
0.79
|
|
90
|
Total joint arthroplasty at the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb.
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Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
1985
|
0.79
|
|
91
|
A visual analogue scale for assessment of the impact of rheumatoid arthritis in the hand: validity and repeatability.
|
J Hand Ther
|
2005
|
0.79
|
|
92
|
Early versus late mobilisation after simple excision of the trapezium.
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J Bone Joint Surg Br
|
2002
|
0.79
|
|
93
|
Silicone-rubber interposition arthroplasty of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1977
|
0.79
|
|
94
|
Silicone rubber carpal implants: a study of the incidence of late osseous complications.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1986
|
0.77
|
|
95
|
Simple trapezectomy for treatment of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis of the thumb.
|
Clin Rheumatol
|
1997
|
0.77
|
|
96
|
Painful basal joint arthritis of the thumb. Part II: Treatment.
|
Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ)
|
1995
|
0.77
|
|
97
|
Treatment of Eaton stage I trapeziometacarpal disease. Ligament reconstruction or thumb metacarpal extension osteotomy?
|
Hand Clin
|
2001
|
0.76
|
|
98
|
An unusual variety of skier's thumb.
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J Hand Surg Am
|
1987
|
0.75
|
|
99
|
[Trapeziectomy in rhizarthrosis].
|
Ann Chir Main
|
1983
|
0.75
|
|
100
|
Analysis of two bone-prosthesis interfaces and membranes from non-cemented trapeziometacarpal prostheses.
|
Ann Chir Main Memb Super
|
1999
|
0.75
|