“We banked the first metacarpal bone in the distal forearm for later reconstruction,” doctors said. X-rays show the thumb bone embedded on the top of the forearm, appearing in scans as an ...

Our primary purpose was to compare nonoperative treatment with surgical repair and surgical reconstruction of thumb UCL injuries. A secondary purpose was to compare graft choice and surgical ...

Koff MF; Zhao KD; Mierisch CM; Chen MY; An KN; Cooney WP PURPOSE: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint causes pain and limits thumb motion. Different surgical procedures ...