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 ...

During basal joint reconstruction surgery, your orthopedic hand surgeon removes the degenerated trapezium bone or a portion of the trapezium bone, also known as the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint. There ...

This joint, called the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint or the basilar joint, is important when trying to grip or pinch. Thumb arthritis is more common in women than men and increases in frequency over the ...

X-ray showed a dorsal dislocation of the first carpometacarpal joint of his right hand. Closed reduction of the joint was performed. As there were no clinical signs of instability post-reduction and X ...

But dexterity comes at a price – an increased risk of osteoarthritis (OA) in the first carpometacarpal (CMC) joint, where the thumb meets the trapezium bone in the wrist. Sometimes the joint becomes ...

A great force is required to dislocate a CMC joint. Diagnosis can easily be missed, due to other serious associated injuries. Appropriate treatment of CMC joint dislocations usually leads to excellent ...

About 46 percent of Arabians in Minnesota have a gap in the back of their knee joint, which makes them more prone to arthritis after a knee injury. These horses should be treated more aggressively for ...

Patient is considered a candidate for Thumb Hemiarthroplasty using Stablyx (should indicate which of the following apply) Osteoarthritis of the Thumb CMC joint, Eaton Stage II-IV Rheumatoid or ...

Correspondence to: Dr G K Meenagh Department of Rheumatology, Musgrave Park Hospital, Stockman’s Lane, Belfast BT9 7JB, UK; garymeenaghyahoo.co.uk Objective: To investigate the efficacy of ...