Innovations in Hand and Wrist Surgery: Part 3—Thumb CMC Joint Arthritis and Thumb UCL/RCL Tears

Sanj Kakar, MD (Rochester, MN), moderates a discussion with Steven J. Lee, MD (New York, NY), Steven S. Shin, MD, MMSc (Los Angeles, CA), and Michael Garcia, MD (Tampa, FL), on basilar thumb CMC joint arthritis and thumb MCP joint UCL/RCL tears.

The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only to augment the primary repair/reconstruction by expanding the area of tissue approximation during the healing period and is not intended as a replacement for the native ligament. The InternalBrace technique is for use during soft tissue-to-bone fixation procedures and is not cleared for bone-to-bone fixation.