Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty is a surgery used to treat thumb arthritis when other treatments fail. The procedure involves removing the trapezium, a small wrist bone that supports the ...

This can result in subluxation of carpometacarpal joints four and five, with a coronal fracture line through the hamate bone, most commonly the dorsal part. The fourth and fifth carpometacarpal joints ...

the carpometacarpal joint, also known as the basal joint, between the first metacarpal in the thumb and the trapezium, a carpal bone in the hand (shown in green in the diagram below). Illustration of ...

Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is a multisystemic inflammatory disease of unknown cause, characterised by daily spiking fever, rash, leucocytosis and arthritis. Cytokines such as interleukin (IL)1 ...

Thumb carpometacarpal OA: Maitland postero-anterior trapeziometacarpal JM: TUS in non-therapeutic doses: Algometer; Pinch dynamometer, Hand dynamometer : Accessory passive mobilization increases PPT ...

Background: The purpose of this study was to conduct an updated survey of American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) membership to evaluate current preferences for surgical management of thumb ...

Arthritis is inflammation of the joints. The symptoms of arthritis include stiffness and joint pain. There are many types of arthritis. The two most common types are osteoarthritis (OA), caused by ...

Osteoarthritis (OA), a disease that mainly targets cartilage, also affects ligaments, the subchondral bone and synovium, and, according to recent definitions, it is a disease of the joint as an organ.

Objectives The objective of this study is to develop classification criteria for overall hand osteoarthritis (OA), interphalangeal OA and thumb base OA based on self-reported data and radiographic ...

Introduction The thumb is essential for daily activities. Unfortunately, this digit is commonly affected by trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis (TMO), handicapping a large number of individuals. TMO ...

Objective Despite the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) in England, few studies have examined the health economic impact of chronic pain associated with OA. The aim of this study was to compare ...

inactive A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Effectiveness of 2 Doses of Intradiscal rhGDF-5 (Single ...