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A portion of the abductor pollicis longus tendon is resected and loaded onto the SwiveLock anchor using 4-0 FiberLoop, in addition to suture tape. The prepared graft and tape construct is anchored into the lateral first metacarpal (MC) base and index metacarpal base. After surgery, patients are put in a short arm thumb spica splint, interphalangeal (IP) joints free. Active motion is initiated at the first postoperative visit, usually within 1 week. All patients who had thumb arthritis treated with carpometacarpal suspensionplasty and suture tape augmentation between 2015 and 2022 by a single hand surgeon at our institution were queried. A total of 110 patients were invited to take part in this study, and 61 patients consented and were included in this study. Mean last in-office follow up was at 7.5\u00b14.0 months, which showed significant improvements in pinch strength (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>=0.011). 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