What is basal joint arthritis? Also called basal thumb arthritis, this is arthritis in the basal joint at the base of the thumb. The basal joint is where the metacarpal bone of the thumb meets the ...

Figure 1: Radiograph (X-ray) of the hand, with an arrow pointing to an arthritic basal joint of the thumb. Like other forms of osteoarthritis, basal thumb arthritis develops when cartilage on the ...

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Basal joint arthritis, also called arthritis of the thumb, occurs when the joint at the base of your thumb develops arthritis. Arthritis is a disease which attacks or destroys a joint, causing severe ...

The most common type—osteoarthritis, or wear-and-tear arthritis—occurs commonly in the joint at the base of the thumb, where the thumb meets the wrist. This joint, called the carpometacarpal (CMC) ...

This joint, called the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint or the basilar joint, is important when trying to grip or pinch. Thumb arthritis is more common in women than men and increases in frequency over ...

Repetitive motions can weaken the basal joint, wear down the articular cartilage surrounding the joint and make it more susceptible to degenerative arthritis. Basal joint reconstruction surgery, also ...

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