TY - JOUR
T1 - Three-dimensional printed customized versus conventional plaster brace for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis
T2 - a randomized controlled crossover trial
AU - Eyiis, Esra
AU - Mathijssen, Nina M. C.
AU - Kok, Petra
AU - Sluijter, Judith
AU - Kraan, Gerald A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - We investigated the non-operative management of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis with a three-dimensional (3-D) printed patient-customized brace compared with a conventional plaster brace. Fifty-two patients with symptomatic trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis were enrolled in a 9-week crossover study, which was designed as a randomized controlled trial of two periods of 4-week brace therapies. The primary outcome was patient satisfaction measured with the Dutch version of the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology questionnaire survey. Secondary outcomes included pain, patient-reported function, functional hand strength measured by pinch and grip strength, and compliance assessed through a daily log of self-reported brace usage. The 3-D printed patient-customized brace had higher patient satisfaction and compliance than the conventional plaster brace. Patients preferred the 3-D printed customized brace (93%) rather than the conventional plaster brace (7%). This suggests that the 3-D printed patient-customized brace is effective in the non-operative management of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis.
AB - We investigated the non-operative management of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis with a three-dimensional (3-D) printed patient-customized brace compared with a conventional plaster brace. Fifty-two patients with symptomatic trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis were enrolled in a 9-week crossover study, which was designed as a randomized controlled trial of two periods of 4-week brace therapies. The primary outcome was patient satisfaction measured with the Dutch version of the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology questionnaire survey. Secondary outcomes included pain, patient-reported function, functional hand strength measured by pinch and grip strength, and compliance assessed through a daily log of self-reported brace usage. The 3-D printed patient-customized brace had higher patient satisfaction and compliance than the conventional plaster brace. Patients preferred the 3-D printed customized brace (93%) rather than the conventional plaster brace (7%). This suggests that the 3-D printed patient-customized brace is effective in the non-operative management of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis.
KW - 3-D scanning and printing technology
KW - Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis
KW - brace
KW - non-operative management
KW - thumb base
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1177/17531934221146864
DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/17531934221146864
M3 - Article
C2 - 36650951
SN - 1753-1934
VL - 48
SP - 412
EP - 418
JO - Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume
JF - Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume
IS - 5
ER -