First CMC osteoarthritis is a common degenerative condition affecting the base of the thumb, often resulting in significant ...

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 paper presents an atlas for the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials (OMERACT) thumb base osteoarthritis MRI scoring system (TOMS). The atlas includes reference images of each grade ...

The image shows a longitudinal fracture in the body of the hamate with subluxation of the fifth carpometacarpal joint in a man in his forties after a fall. Hamate fractures are rare, accounting for ...

Abstract Carpometacarpal dislocations may be dorsal, volar or divergent type but most are dorsal with involvement of 4th and 5th metacarpal. We are reporting first case of ulnar type of unilateral ...

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 ...

People with OA or RA aren’t the only ones who link weather to increased arthritis pain. According to the National Psoriasis Foundation, warm weather may improve symptoms for some people with ...

This omission was supported by our recent data, which suggest a low of prevalence of ultrasound inflammation in the joints, tendons, and entheses of the feet and ankles in patients treated with immune ...