Background: Suspension arthroplasty using the abductor pollicis longus (APL) tendon for advanced thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthrosis is known as the hammock method. We retrospectively investigated ...

Otherwise, laxity of <30° is suggestive of a partial tear and may be treated with a thumb-spica cast or splint for 4–6 weeks followed by thumb rehabilitation exercises. 40 In a recent meta-analysis, ...