ARPE (Zimmer Biomet)
Ball-and-socket
What it is made of
- Design type
- Ball-and-socket
How well it holds up (published data)
| What | Result | Follow-up | Patients | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implant survival | 85% at 10 years, 80% at 15 years | 10 to 15 years | n = 80 prostheses (63 patients) | Krukhaug et al., J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2020 |
| Revision / removal | 10.3% failure rate (pooled) | mean 78 months | n = 735 (pooled) | Holme et al., systematic review, EFORT Open Rev 2021 |
Each number links to the study it comes from. "not reported in our evidence base" means we checked our sources and none gives that figure. We never fill a gap with a guess.
The studies behind this implant (5)
- Resultado funcional y nivel de complicaciones tras la implantación de prótesis ARPE ® en el tratamiento de la rizartrosis (2012)
- Arpe total joint arthroplasty for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis: 80 thumbs in 63 patients with a minimum of 10 years follow-up (2020) · doi
- [Translated article] Experience in major complications with total trapezometacarpal prostheses (2024) · doi
- Experience in major complications with total trapezometacarpal prostheses (2024) · doi
- Thumb Arthroplasty as Reliable Long-term Solution for Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Minimum of 15 Years of Follow-up (2025) · doi