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Francesco Smeraglia practices in Naples, Italy. Mr. Smeraglia is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in Trapeziectomy. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Rhizarthrosis, Dupuytren Contracture, Trapeziectomy, and Fasciotomy.
Daniel Herren practices in Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Herren is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in Trapeziectomy. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Dupuytren Contracture, Arthritis, Trapeziectomy, and Fasciotomy.
Shingo Komura practices in Gifu-shi, Japan. Mr. Komura is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in Trapeziectomy. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas, Osteochondroma, Osteoarthritis, Trapeziectomy, and Bone Graft.
Summary: In the US, pain management after surgery for surgical treatment of osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb typically consists of prescription opioids during the early recovery phase. Given the highly addictive nature of prescription opioids, guidelines are being evaluated by hand surgeons to reduce opioid use while still maintaining pain control after surgery. A promising approach is to use non-na...
Objective: To gather insight in short-term recovery and patient experience after a trapeziectomy or TMC prosthesis regarding pain, pain medication, function and quality of life. Study design: A prospective observational cohort diary study. Study population: In total 200 subjects with TMC-joint osteoarthritis will participate: 100 subjects will have trapeziectomy and 100 subjects will have TMC-joint arthropla...