Arthritis is a broad descriptive term for ... the term erosive OA is sometimes used. The first CMC joint is the second-most common location of OA in the hand but is the most frequent cause of ...

When you first start to feel symptoms of hand ... Basal joint arthritis (also called basal thumb arthritis or CMC arthritis) affects the basal joint at the base of your thumb.

One or all of these articulations can be affected by arthritis ... for treatment of osteoarthritis of the thumb CMC joint? Brian D. Adams, MD: First, in my opinion implant arthroplasty is ...

Carpometacarpal osteoarthritis is also known as osteoarthritis of the thumb or CMC joint arthritis. Symptoms can include pain and swelling. Treatment typically includes icing, splinting ...

As people age, the thumb joint becomes a common site of arthritis. The ligaments ... and the joint at the base of the thumb (first carpometacarpal) can wear out. This can cause stiffness, pain ...

Advanced stages of CMC-1 arthritis are characterized by prominent swelling of the joint capsule at the dorsoradial metacarpal base, often associated with marked adduction contracture of the first ...

The thumb joint – or carpometacarpal (CMC ... If you do have arthritis, your doctor will likely first suggest a non-surgical approach such as anti-inflammatory medications, ice, supportive ...

This procedure was also the first to utilize this Cartiva ... Also known as thumb basal joint arthritis, osteoarthritis of the CMC joint causes pain, swelling, instability, deformity, loss of ...

CMC joint arthritis can be treated. Occupational therapy, injections and surgery are 3 common treatments for this condition that can be applied. Occupational therapy deals with the lost motion ...

At first, only people older than 50 years ... joint. It can also have arthritis along with the CMC joint. In LRTI, all or part of the trapezium bone is removed from the wrist and the remaining ...

There’s a troubling health crisis facing millions of Generation X women and (to a lesser extent) men that has gone unnoticed: arthritis ... to as the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint.