Patient is considered a candidate for Thumb Hemiarthroplasty using Stablyx (should indicate which of the following apply) Osteoarthritis of the Thumb CMC joint, Eaton Stage II-IV Rheumatoid or ...

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) ...

But dexterity comes at a price – an increased risk of osteoarthritis (OA) in the first carpometacarpal (CMC) joint, where the thumb meets the trapezium bone in the wrist. Sometimes the joint becomes ...

Background Carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC OA) is highly prevalent in older adults, and is often unresponsive to medical treatment. Intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) has been widely shown to ...

CHICAGO - Pinching, gripping, squeezing, and lifting all sound like simple tasks, but for Marcy Dub, thumb arthritis made ... Cohen recommends carpometacarpal arthroplasty, or CMC surgery.

If radiographic changes of two joint groups of the hands (first carpometacarpal joint and proximal/distal interphalangeal joints defined as two separate joint groups) were present, patients were ...

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) joint or the basilar joint ...