Influence of the Radiological Stage on the Efficiency of Viscosupplementation in Basal Thumb Arthritis

Launched by LABRHA · Aug 7, 2018

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ClinConnect Summary

Fifty patients presenting a rhizarthrose asserted by radiography and justifying a viscosupplement, without other selection criterion than the opinion of the investigator concerning the legitimacy of a viscosupplement and the agreement of the patient participating in the study.

The patients are identified by N ° of center (01 - 10) followed by the inclusion order number for every center (from 1 to 10).

The informations collected during the initial consultation (J0) are: demographic (sex, age, weight, size), pathological (history of the disease, bilaterality, prosthesis of thumb contralater...

Gender

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients of both genders, of all ages
• • Rhizarthrosis confirmed by radiography including frontal and KAPANDJI side radiographies performed during the last 6 months
• • Patients requiring a viscosupplement based on the opinion of the investigator
• • Patients were able to read and understand the information sheet, to give their enlighted consent and to respect follow up consultations
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patient with hypersensitivity to hyaluronic acid or mannitol
• • Patient with a contraindication to the injection procedure : infected skin lesions on or close to an injection site, infectious disease ongoing
• • Patient who received a viscosuplement during the last 3 months
• • Patient who received an intra-articular injection of corticoids in the target articulation during the month before the inclusion
• • Patient not talking french