Arthritis at the base of the thumb is one of the most common locations and can be very disabling. Because the strength and motion of the thumb is required for nearly every activity - whether writing, ...

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 ...

Osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, frequently affects the joint at the base of the thumb where it meets the wrist. Known as basal joint arthritis or basal thumb arthritis, this ...

How Thumb Arthritis Develops Problems often start when the thick ligaments ... To accomplish this, surgeons remove all or part of the trapezium bone in the wrist at the base of the thumb. A nearby ...

Basal joint arthritis, also called arthritis of the thumb, occurs when the joint at the base of your thumb develops arthritis. Arthritis is a disease which attacks or destroys a joint, causing severe ...

the joints at the base of the thumb, the middle finger joints and the joints closest to fingernails. In the finger joints, OA can lead to the formation of nodes (bony knots). Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ...

Commonly diagnosed hand and wrist conditions include carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome, ganglion cyst and basal joint ...

I couldn’t open a can.” It stems from arthritis at the base of the thumb, and it’s more common today as our thumbs shoulder a lot of weight. Dr. Dennis Sagini, Fort Myers orthopedic hand ...

According to the Mayo Clinic, pain is the most common first sign of arthritis of the thumb. The pain may occur at the base of the thumb when it is used to apply force or grip, grasp or pinch an ...

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) ...