Osteoarthritis of the Thumb CMC joint, Eaton Stage II-IV Rheumatoid or Traumatic arthritis of the Thumb CMC joint Post fracture deformation or bone loss that presents as either a painful, unstable ...

The most common type—osteoarthritis, or wear-and-tear arthritis—occurs commonly in the joint at the base of the thumb, where the thumb meets the wrist. This joint, called the carpometacarpal (CMC) ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other forms of inflammatory arthritis can also damage the CMC joint in the thumb, also known as the trapeziometacarpal joint (TMC). David S. Ruch, MD, chief of the hand ...

Medically reviewed by Mohamad Hassan, PT Arthritis is a condition that causes inflammation and cartilage loss within the ...

To investigate the efficacy of corticosteroid injections into the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb (CMCJ) in patients with osteoarthritis. Design: A double blind, randomised controlled trial using ...

Thumb pain can occur from damage to various structures in your hand, including ligaments, tendons, bones, and nerves. Common conditions that cause thumb pain include arthritis, tendonitis, trigger ...

med.lu.se Objective It is postulated that increased load from pinch and grasp in occupational tasks increases the risk of thumb carpometacarpal (CMC1) osteoarthritis (OA). We sought to characterise ...

The purpose of this study is to compare the techniques of ligament reconstruction tendon interposition (LRTI) and arthrodesis for the treatment of trapezio-metacarpal (TMC) joint arthritis in terms of ...