Impact of Thumb Osteoarthritis on Pain, Function, and Quality of Life: a Comparative Study Between Erosive and Non-erosive Hand Osteoarthritis

Overview

Journal Clin Rheumatol

Publisher Springer

Specialty Rheumatology

Date 2020 Feb 24

PMID 32088802

Citations 11

Authors

Sara Tenti

Fabio Ferretti

Roberto Gusinu

Ines Gallo

Stefano Giannotti

Andrea Pozza

Antonella Fioravanti

Anna Coluccia

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Abstract

Objective: The study was aimed to compare the impact of thumb base osteoarthritis (TBOA) on pain, function, and quality of life in patients with erosive or non-erosive hand osteoarthritis (HOA).

Methods: This observational retrospective study included 232 patients: 64 with erosive HOA (EHOA) and concomitant TBOA, 36 with isolated EHOA, 97 with non-erosive HOA (non-EHOA) and TBOA, and 35 with isolated non-EHOA. Hand pain by a visual analogue scale (VAS), Functional Index for Hand Osteoarthritis (FIHOA) score, Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form (SF-36), and the possible correlations between VAS and FIHOA with radiological score were assessed.

Results: No differences were found between EHOA with TBOA and isolated EHOA in VAS and FIHOA scores; opposite, there was a significant difference in VAS (p < 0.01) and FIHOA (p < 0.001) between subjects with non-EHOA and TBOA and patients with only non-EHOA. VAS and FIHOA values resulted slightly higher in patients with EHOA and TBOA vs non-EHOA and TBOA; they were significantly more elevated in EHOA and TBOA group compared to isolated non-EHOA (p ≤ 0.001) and in isolated EHOA vs isolated non-EHOA (p < 0.01 and p < 0.001, respectively). HAQ, SF-36 resulted significantly better in isolated non-EHOA patients compared to the other groups. Finally, we observed a significant correlation between FIHOA and all the Kallman scales in EHOA patients with TBOA and between FIHOA and Kallman's thumb score in non-EHOA-TBOA group.

Conclusions: EHOA has a more severe clinical burden than non-EHOA; the presence of TBOA appeared an important determinant of pain and disability in non-EHOA.Key Points• Each subset of HOA can have a different impact on pain and functionality, with EHOA determining more severe effects on hand symptoms and disability than non-EHOA.• The presence of TBOA appeared an important determinant of pain and disability in non-EHOA, but not in EHOA.• Our findings support the need for an individualized therapy for each phenotype of hand osteoarthritis.

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