Carpometacarpal osteoarthritis is also known as osteoarthritis of the thumb or CMC joint arthritis. Symptoms can include pain and swelling. Treatment typically includes icing, splinting ...

Or, the cartilage pad between the wrist joint (trapezium) and the joint at the base of the thumb (first carpometacarpal) can wear out. This can cause stiffness, pain, and disability that a doctor ...

The presentation of this condition can mimic that of a ganglion, ruptured tendon, carpal fracture, carpal instability, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, trigger thumb, a torn ulnar collateral ligament and ...

Although the distal interphalangeal joint is most commonly involved, the basilar joint of the thumb — the carpometacarpal joint — is the most common joint in the hand to require surgery as a ...

Patients who underwent carpometacarpal arthroplasty with metacarpophalangeal fusion had strong pinch strength. Researchers recommend supplementing carpometacarpal arthroplasty with ...

Your carpal bones are eight small bones that make up your wrist. A carpal boss, which is short for carpometacarpal boss, is sometimes called carpal bossing. Most people with a carpal boss don’t ...

This one of the few joints affected by osteoarthritis in which the response to steroid injection is rewarding – the other joint responding well to steroid injection is the acromioclavicular joint.

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