Surgeon preferences in the treatment of thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis

Table 4 Preferred technique by number of primary thumb carpometacarpal arthroplasties performed annually (percent)

	0-10 cases	11-20 cases	21-30 cases	31-50 cases	> 50 cases
Trapeziectomy + LRTI	34.3	31.3	41.2	47.2	49.3
Trapeziectomy + suspensionplasty	30.0	31.3	28.5	28.7	21.8
Trapeziectomy + TI	5.7	4.2	4.4	3.7	4.2
Trapeziectomy + LR	5.0	6.5	5.3	4.2	6.3
Trapeziectomy (alone)	10.0	6.5	2.6	1.9	2.1
Suture button suspension	5.0	4.7	9.2	4.2	6.3
Prosthetic arthroplasty	2.1	4.7	2.6	3.7	2.1
Arthrodesis	2.1	2.3	0.4	0.0	0.7
Other	5.7	8.4	5.7	6.5	7.0

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