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Carpometacarpal joint arthroplasty is a surgery to replace an arthritic thumb joint. Learn how it works and what to expect during recovery.

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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 ...

There was a dislocation of the greater multiangular 1st metacarpal joint and a fracture of the proximal thumb phalanx, with consequent adduction contracture of the right thumb (Fig. 9 A).

Iulian Nusem, MD, and colleagues reported the successful case of a closed reduction and spica casting for an isolated thumb CMC joint dislocation in a 10-year-old female patient.

For more information on CMC joint pain of the thumb, do not hesitate to call Melanie Northup, OTR at the Sterling Hand Clinic. Mark McDonald is a physical therapist with 34 years of practice in ...

For patients undergoing carpometacarpal (CMC) joint surgery for treatment of thumb osteoarthritis, the use of online video instruction for postoperative hand therapy is associated with outcomes ...