Clinical Study
Arthrodesis of the Trapeziometacarpal Joint Using a Chevron Osteotomy and Plate Fixation
Table 1
Eaton and Littler classification of trapeziometacarpal arthritis.
| Stage | Description |
| I | Slight joint space widening (due to effusion) | II | Slight narrowing of joint with sclerosis and small osteophytes < 2 m | III | Marked narrowing of joint with osteophytes > 2 mm | IV | Pantrapezial arthritis with involvement of scaphotrapezial joint |
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