the joint was immobilised in a thumb spica splint for 6 weeks. His pain subsided and the range of motion of his first carpometacarpal joint was full at 9 weeks post-injury. Two years after the injury, ...

Over time, the articular cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones wears away, causing pain and limiting movement. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other forms of inflammatory arthritis can also ...

If you have burning pain in a thumb joint, you could be experiencing a gout attack, also called a flare or flare-up. Gout in the thumb is rare, but it can affect the carpometacarpal (CMC ...

Sixteen case series reported positive outcomes with respect to pain, function and patient satisfaction. One non-randomised clinical trial reported no difference in outcome when comparing denervation ...

Dislocation of the four ulnar carpometacarpal (CMC) joints with a concurrent fracture of the hamate is a rare injury, with a paucity of published cases. A great force is required to dislocate a CMC ...

There was no improvement in the VAS of pain at 24 weeks. At each assessment point there ... ACR, American College of Rheumatology CMCJ, carpometacarpal joint EULAR, European League Against Rheumatism ...

This joint, called the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint or the basilar joint ... or even people who enjoy activities such as knitting or woodworking may notice pain at the base of the thumb as they ...

This joint, called the carpometacarpal (CMC ... people who enjoy activities such as knitting or woodworking may notice pain at the base of the thumb as they continue their activities.

Background Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) may cause considerable pain, but the sources of pain are still unclear ... Osteophytes and synovitis were more strongly associated with tenderness in the 1st CMC ...

Commonly diagnosed hand and wrist conditions include carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome, ganglion cyst and basal joint ...

A new study published in the British Medical Journal showed that when compared to control mittens, the 6-week use of ...

About 46 percent of Arabians in Minnesota have a gap in the back of their knee joint, which makes them more prone to arthritis after a knee injury. These horses should be treated more aggressively for ...