What is mini TightRope procedure?

What is mini TightRope procedure?

This surgery required weeks of healing time during which the wrist was immobile. However, today a new procedure is available called a Mini TightRope CMC. Developed by physicians at Stanford University Medical Center, this procedure uses a specialized wire to support the thumb, relieve pain and improve mobility.

What is Arthrex Mini TightRope?

The Mini TightRope® fixation system is a low-profile implant designed to correct a number of forefoot deformities including hallux valgus, Lisfranc disruptions, Tailor’s bunion, and hallux varus.

What is CMC TightRope?

CMC arthroplasty with TightRope, also known as carpometacarpal suspensionplasty, is a novel procedure employed for the treatment of basal joint arthritis (thumb arthritis) found within the trapezium bone of the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint.

What is CMC arthroplasty surgery?

One type of surgery is called a thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty. This surgery is done to relieve pain in your thumb and wrist and give you movement of the thumb. It is often done as an outpatient surgery.

What is Suspensionplasty?

Your base of thumb osteoarthritis will be treated by removal of the trapezium bone (trapeziectomy) and stabilisation of the thumb with a suture button implant (suspensionplasty). An incision over the base of the thumb and a small incision on the back of the hand are required. Sutures will be used to close the skin.

What is TightRope bunion surgery?

The Mini TightRope bunionectomy is a less invasive surgical procedure to correct painful foot deformities caused by bunions. The Mini TightRope method uses a strong non-absorbable fiberwire suture to bind the first and second metatarsals together without cutting bone or using bone screws.

What is CMC arthritis?

The CMC joint is located where the thumb (metacarpal) bone meets the wrist (carpal) bone. As this joint becomes worn, often due to age, it can lead to a painful condition called thumb arthritis (also known as CMC arthritis or basal joint arthritis).

What type of joint is CMC?

synovial joints
The carpometacarpal (CMC) joints are synovial joints formed by articulations of the distal carpal row and the metacarpal bones.

What is a Trapeziectomy and Suspensionplasty?

What is a CMC Suspensionplasty?

Carpometacarpal Suspensionplasty is performed on patients who suffer from basal joint arthritis found within the trapezium bone of the carpometacarpal joint (CMC) resulting in joint space narrowing, instability, and dislocation.

How do you treat a bursa on a bunion?

Applying an ice pack several times a day helps reduce inflammation and pain. Injection therapy. Although rarely used in bunion treatment, injections of corticosteroids may be useful in treating the inflamed bursa (fluid-filled sac located around a joint) sometimes seen with bunions.