Publications by authors named "Hans-Guenter Machens"
Background: There exist various operative approaches for the treatment of trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to compare the results of Lundsborg's resection arthroplasty (RA) with implantation of a total endoprosthesis.
Patients And Methods: In this 2-center study, we retrospectively analyzed 71 patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal I joint stage III according to the Eaton-Littler classification.