Dear colleagues,

Thank you for considering participation in our international research study on thumb carpometacarpal instability. The aim of this survey is to better understand worldwide perspectives on terminology, diagnostic approaches, and treatment strategies for this condition.

Your input as a hand surgeon is invaluable. Please review the information sheet attached. If you are interested in participating, please click the link below. The survey should take approximately 6 minutes to complete.

Take SurveyStudy Information

If you have any questions, we are happy to address them. Please contact the research team at (617) 726-1569. You may also contact the Principal Investigator, Dr. Neal Chen, at (617) 726-4700. If you would like to speak with someone not directly involved in this study, you may contact the Mass General Brigham Human Research Committee at (857) 282-1900.

Thank you very much for your time and expertise.

Sincerely,
Niek J. Nieuwdorp, MSc, Clinical Epidemiologist
Coordinating investigator
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Erasmus MC – University Medical Center Rotterdam
nnieuwdorp@mgh.harvard.edu

CMC Instability Survey Study Group:

Niek J. Nieuwdorp, MSc; Maximilian Mayrhofer-Schmid, MD; Caroline A. Hundepool, MD, PhD; Kyle R. Eberlin, MD; Abhiram R. Bhashyam, MD, PhD; Leila Harhaus, MD; J. Michiel Zuidam, MD, PhD; Neal C. Chen, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA; Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus, Berlin, Germany