Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty is a surgery to treat severe arthritis in the thumb. Doctors recommend it when other treatments, like braces or cortisone shots, no longer help with pain.

Arthritis sufferers ... thanks to revolutionary thumb replacement surgery at Royal Bolton Hospital. The procedure, which is called, Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint (CMCJ) replacement is a relatively ...

We have discussed in the past some procedures for basilar joint arthritis of the thumb and we have discussed the diagnosis of basilar joint arthritis of the CMC joint ... in a soft splint at ...