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Small trapezium

MedGen UID:
870927
•Concept ID:
C4025389
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0004255

Definition

Underdevelopment of the trapezium. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSmall trapezium

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Carpal fractures: epidemiology, classification and treatment of 6542 fractures from the Swedish Fracture Registry.
Zander MEL, Swärd E, Björkman A, Wilcke M
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2024 Apr;49(4):470-476. Epub 2023 Sep 25 doi: 10.1177/17531934231202012. PMID: 37747716
A systematic review of postoperative hand therapy management of basal joint arthritis.
Wolfe T, Chu JY, Woods T, Lubahn JD
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2014 Apr;472(4):1190-7. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3285-z. PMID: 24249530Free PMC Article
Total joint arthroplasty in the treatment of advanced stages of thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis.
Badia A, Sambandam SN
J Hand Surg Am 2006 Dec;31(10):1605-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.08.008. PMID: 17145380

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Headless screw fixation through the dorsal rough surface for proximal-pole scaphoid-nonunion: a report of 15 patients.
Hong J, Choi YR, Koh IH, Oh WT, Shin J, Kang HJ
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2020 Nov;45(9):965-973. Epub 2020 Feb 2 doi: 10.1177/1753193420903672. PMID: 32009496
Trapeziectomy with LRTI or joint replacement for CMC1 arthritis, a randomised controlled trial.
Thorkildsen RD, Røkkum M
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2019 Dec;53(6):361-369. Epub 2019 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2019.1635490. PMID: 31271330
Joint distraction for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: a feasibility study with 1-year follow-up.
Spaans AJ, Minnen LPV, Braakenburg A, Mink van der Molen AB
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2017 Aug;51(4):254-258. Epub 2016 Oct 19 doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2016.1241789. PMID: 27758127
Fiber orientation of the transverse carpal ligament.
Prantil RK, Xiu K, Kim KE, Gaitan DM, Sacks MS, Woo SL, Li ZM
Clin Anat 2012 May;25(4):478-82. Epub 2011 Aug 25 doi: 10.1002/ca.21257. PMID: 22488997Free PMC Article
Static monolateral external fixation for the Rolando fracture: a simple solution for a complex fracture.
Marsland D, Sanghrajka AP, Goldie B
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2012 Mar;94(2):112-5. doi: 10.1308/003588412X13171221501140. PMID: 22391382Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Trapezial metastasis as the first indication of primary non-small cell carcinoma of the lung.
Song Y, Yao J
J Hand Surg Am 2012 Jun;37(6):1242-4. Epub 2012 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.03.006. PMID: 22537586
Foreign body reaction to artelon spacer: case report.
Giuffrida AY, Gyuricza C, Perino G, Weiland AJ
J Hand Surg Am 2009 Oct;34(8):1388-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.05.006. PMID: 19801107
Load mechanics of the midcarpal joint.
Viegas SF, Patterson RM, Todd PD, McCarty P
J Hand Surg Am 1993 Jan;18(1):14-8. doi: 10.1016/0363-5023(93)90238-X. PMID: 8423300
Recognition and treatment of uncommon carpal fractures.
Failla JM, Amadio PC
Hand Clin 1988 Aug;4(3):469-76. PMID: 3049640
An approach to Kienböck's disease: triscaphe arthrodesis.
Watson HK, Ryu J, DiBella A
J Hand Surg Am 1985 Mar;10(2):179-87. doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(85)80101-5. PMID: 3980928

Therapy

Trapeziectomy with LRTI or joint replacement for CMC1 arthritis, a randomised controlled trial.
Thorkildsen RD, Røkkum M
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2019 Dec;53(6):361-369. Epub 2019 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2019.1635490. PMID: 31271330
Foreign body reaction to artelon spacer: case report.
Giuffrida AY, Gyuricza C, Perino G, Weiland AJ
J Hand Surg Am 2009 Oct;34(8):1388-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.05.006. PMID: 19801107
Foreign-body reaction to the Artelon CMC joint spacer: case report.
Choung EW, Tan V
J Hand Surg Am 2008 Nov;33(9):1617-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.06.012. PMID: 18984346
Arthrodesis of small joints, illustrated by the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb.
Marti RK, Schröder J
Oper Orthop Traumatol 2006 Mar;18(1):57-65. doi: 10.1007/s00064-006-1162-6. PMID: 16534561
Early versus late mobilisation after simple excision of the trapezium.
Horlock N, Belcher HJ
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2002 Nov;84(8):1111-5. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.84b8.12993. PMID: 12463653

Prognosis

Arthroscopic Partial Trapeziectomy With Soft Tissue Interposition for Symptomatic Trapeziometacarpal Arthritis: 6-Month and 5-Year Minimum Follow-Up.
Logli AL, Twu J, Bear BJ, Lindquist JR, Schoenfeldt TL, Korcek KJ
J Hand Surg Am 2018 Apr;43(4):384.e1-384.e7. Epub 2017 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.10.016. PMID: 29132788
Joint distraction for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: a feasibility study with 1-year follow-up.
Spaans AJ, Minnen LPV, Braakenburg A, Mink van der Molen AB
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2017 Aug;51(4):254-258. Epub 2016 Oct 19 doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2016.1241789. PMID: 27758127
Trapezial metastasis as the first indication of primary non-small cell carcinoma of the lung.
Song Y, Yao J
J Hand Surg Am 2012 Jun;37(6):1242-4. Epub 2012 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.03.006. PMID: 22537586
Arthrodesis of small joints, illustrated by the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb.
Marti RK, Schröder J
Oper Orthop Traumatol 2006 Mar;18(1):57-65. doi: 10.1007/s00064-006-1162-6. PMID: 16534561
Osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb. The concept of monoarticular reconstruction.
Kessler I, Baruch A, Hecht O, Amit S
Acta Orthop Scand 1976 Aug;47(4):361-9. doi: 10.3109/17453677608988701. PMID: 961387

Clinical prediction guides

Trapeziectomy with LRTI or joint replacement for CMC1 arthritis, a randomised controlled trial.
Thorkildsen RD, Røkkum M
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2019 Dec;53(6):361-369. Epub 2019 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2019.1635490. PMID: 31271330
Joint distraction for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: a feasibility study with 1-year follow-up.
Spaans AJ, Minnen LPV, Braakenburg A, Mink van der Molen AB
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2017 Aug;51(4):254-258. Epub 2016 Oct 19 doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2016.1241789. PMID: 27758127
Unfavourable short-term outcomes of a poly-L/D-lactide scaffold for thumb trapeziometacarpal arthroplasty.
Mattila S, Waris E
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2016 Mar;41(3):328-34. Epub 2015 Aug 28 doi: 10.1177/1753193415601952. PMID: 26319289
Fiber orientation of the transverse carpal ligament.
Prantil RK, Xiu K, Kim KE, Gaitan DM, Sacks MS, Woo SL, Li ZM
Clin Anat 2012 May;25(4):478-82. Epub 2011 Aug 25 doi: 10.1002/ca.21257. PMID: 22488997Free PMC Article
Static monolateral external fixation for the Rolando fracture: a simple solution for a complex fracture.
Marsland D, Sanghrajka AP, Goldie B
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2012 Mar;94(2):112-5. doi: 10.1308/003588412X13171221501140. PMID: 22391382Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

WITHDRAWN: Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis.
Wajon A, Vinycomb T, Carr E, Edmunds I, Ada L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Apr 3;4(4):CD004631. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004631.pub5. PMID: 28368089Free PMC Article
Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis.
Wajon A, Vinycomb T, Carr E, Edmunds I, Ada L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Feb 23;2015(2):CD004631. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004631.pub4. PMID: 25702783Free PMC Article
A systematic review of postoperative hand therapy management of basal joint arthritis.
Wolfe T, Chu JY, Woods T, Lubahn JD
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2014 Apr;472(4):1190-7. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3285-z. PMID: 24249530Free PMC Article

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