Osteoarthritis of the Thumb CMC joint, Eaton Stage II-IV Rheumatoid or Traumatic arthritis of the Thumb CMC joint Post fracture deformation or bone loss that presents as either a painful, unstable ...
The most common type—osteoarthritis, or wear-and-tear arthritis—occurs commonly in the joint at the base of the thumb, where the thumb meets the wrist. This joint, called the carpometacarpal (CMC) ...
CHICAGO - Pinching, gripping, squeezing, and lifting all sound like simple tasks, but for Marcy Dub, thumb arthritis ... with medication or braces, Cohen recommends carpometacarpal arthroplasty ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other forms of inflammatory arthritis can also damage the CMC joint in the thumb, also known as the trapeziometacarpal joint (TMC). David S. Ruch, MD, chief of the hand ...
To investigate the efficacy of corticosteroid injections into the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb (CMCJ) in patients with osteoarthritis. Design: A double blind, randomised controlled trial using ...
The purpose of this study is to compare the techniques of ligament reconstruction tendon interposition (LRTI) and arthrodesis for the treatment of trapezio-metacarpal (TMC) joint arthritis in terms of ...