Osteoarthritis is a painful condition in which cartilage—the protective cushioning between the joints—gradually breaks down.

The base of the thumb—called the carpometacarpal joint, or CMC—is a common site for arthritis. Osteoarthritis (OA) can ...

A 2019 study in Arthritis & Rheumatology found that nearly 10 million Americans have gout. While gout can affect any joint, the thumb is an unusual place for urate crystals to develop. The big toe ...

When untreated, this injury may lead to decreased pinch strength, pain, instability, and osteoarthritis ... repair and surgical reconstruction of thumb UCL injuries. A secondary purpose was ...

Follow-up revealed 3 cases of symptomatic hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb, 2 cases of progression of generalized osteoarthritis, 1 case of secondary adduction ...

There is some evidence that oral hyaluronic acid can relieve joint pain from arthritis. However, more research is necessary to confirm whether it is effective. Hyaluronic acid (HA) occurs ...

Knuckle cracking, a common habit, involves the formation of an air bubble in the synovial fluid of finger joints ... knuckle cracking and osteoarthritis or joint damage. However, forceful cracking ...

Arthritis (from the Greek word for joint) is a chronic multifactorial disease ... hip and knee osteoarthritis, thumb, Jaccoud's, and juvenile osteoarthritis, oligoarthritis, polyarthritis ...