Patient Characteristics and Provider Specialties Associated with Treatment Expenses for Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis
Providers should apply current evidence that supports multimodal nonsurgical treatments before surgical referral for thumb CMC arthritis. From an economic standpoint, it may be worthwhile to consider whether nonsurgical treatment should commence with less expensive alternatives to steroid injection, such as hand therapy exercises and splint.
Authors
- Lu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4066-5026)
- Zhongzhe Ouyang
- Leyi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5813-9505)
- Kevin C. Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-3164)
- Jessica I. Billig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7586-6306)
- Robert L Kane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8505-6218)
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Texas Plastic Surgery (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000011702
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01