Use of a musculotendinous graft of palmaris longus after trapezectomy for rhizarthrosis

Complete resection of the trapezium combined with interposition and ligamen t reconstruction with flexor carpi radialis remains the author's preferred method thumb basal joint arthritis the surgical treatment. Elevating half o f the tendon takes a long time and is not so easy to perform. Using palmaris longus tendon with a fragment of muscle seemed to be more pr actical and quicker. It allowed simultaneously stabilization (tendon part) and an effective interposition (muscle part).