Surgeon preferences in the treatment of thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis

Table 3 Preferred technique by years in practice (percent)

	0-10 yr	11-20 yr	21-30 yr	> 30 yr
Trapeziectomy + LRTI	39.3	38.4	47.1	35.4
Trapeziectomy + suspensionplasty	42.1	27.3	17.9	23.3
Trapeziectomy + TI	3.1	3.0	3.8	8.5
Trapeziectomy + LR	2.8	5.1	7.2	7.4
Trapeziectomy (alone)	2.1	7.1	3.8	5.8
Suture button suspension	5.2	8.1	6.8	3.7
Prosthetic arthroplasty	1.7	5.1	3.0	3.7
Arthrodesis	0.3	0.5	0.8	3.2
Other	3.4	5.6	9.5	9.0

LRTI: Ligament reconstruction tendon interposition; TI: Tendon interposition; LR: Ligament replacement.