Surgery to replace your thumb joint could involve a tendon transfer or an artificial replacement. There are also newer techniques that use a wire or suture as a sling to support your thumb. As people ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Katt and colleagues used wrist radiographs to visualize location of the CMC joint injection with triamcinolone ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who underwent carpometacarpal arthroplasty with metacarpophalangeal fusion had strong pinch strength.

Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty is a surgery used to treat thumb arthritis when other treatments fail. The procedure ...

The presentation of this condition can mimic that of a ganglion, ruptured tendon, carpal fracture, carpal instability, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, trigger thumb, a torn ulnar collateral ligament and ...

This one of the few joints affected by osteoarthritis in which the response to steroid injection is rewarding – the other joint responding well to steroid injection is the acromioclavicular joint.

A carpal boss is a bone overgrowth where your index or middle finger meets the carpal bones. This causes a firm lump on the back of your wrist that doesn’t move. Treatment is sometimes required. Your ...