CMC arthritis of the thumb is a problem at the base of the thumb, the carpometacarpal joint which is a saddle joint, which is an extremely common problem, particularly and primarily among women.

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 ...

However, gout is not the only condition or type of arthritis that affects the thumb. These other conditions are more likely to cause thumb pain. Like gout, thumb RA causes inflammation of the CMC ...

We have discussed in the past some procedures for basilar joint arthritis of the thumb and we have discussed the diagnosis of basilar joint arthritis of the CMC joint of the thumb. However ...