[Current Trends in the Implantation of the Touch Prosthesis at the Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint: Results of the 1st German-Speaking User Meeting].

The introduction of the new generation of thumb carpometacarpal (CMC I) joint implants for the treatment of CMC I osteoarthritis has significantly broadened the scope of hand surgery in recent years. However, the technical demands of the procedure and the many details that need to be considered require appropriate training and a learning curve. To share experiences with the Touch CMC I prosthesis, we held the first German-speaking CMC I joint prosthetics user meeting in Zurich. After some basic introductory lectures on biomechanics and the principles of prosthetic fitting of the CMC I joint, the various challenges associated with CMC I joint prosthetics were discussed in interactive expert panels. Subsequently, cases were discussed in small groups under expert guidance and the respective conclusions were discussed in plenary. The main results of this symposium are summarised in this manuscript.
Competing Interests: Daniel B. Herren: Referentenvertrag und Verträge über klinische Studien mit KeriMedical und Mitglied des Verwaltungsrats von Medartis. Jean-Yves Beaulieu: Keine Interessenskonflikte. Maurizio Calcagni: Referentenvertrag und Verträge über klinische Studien mit KeriMedical. Christoph Erling: Keine Interessenskonflikte. Martin Jung: Vertrag als Referenz-/Hospitationszentrum für die Touch Prothese mit Medartis. Axel Kaulich: Referentenvertrag mit Medartis. Marion Mühldorfer-Fodor: Referentenvertrag mit KeriMedical und Vertrag als Leiterin für Hospitationen an der Klinik für Handchirurgie Bad Neustadt. Michael Papaloïzos: Referentenvertrag mit KeriMedical. Anton Rosenkranz: Vertrag mit Medartis. Esther Vögelin: Keine Interessenskonflikte. Miriam Marks: Verträge über klinische Studien mit KeriMedical.
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