Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) of the first carpometacarpal (CMC-1) joint is a common hand disorder with symptoms including pain and weakness of the thumb. Previous studies have associated high BMI ...

respectively), but poorer discrimination in the first carpometacarpal joints (AUC = 0.67 and 0.63, respectively). Painful DIP joints were associated with hand OA, but were less able to discriminate ...

Therefore, when the CMC joint (the pivot) becomes worn out or arthritic, everyday things such as opening a jar, pinching, or squeezing become increasingly painful and it is difficult to function ...

Traumatic injury to the carpometacarpal joints was first described by Blandin in 1844 ... and Kirchner wire stabilisation followed by intensive rehabilitation yielded a pain free carpus and an ...

Learn about 5 procedures used to treat joint damage and pain caused by thumb arthritis ... comes at a price – an increased risk of osteoarthritis (OA) in the first carpometacarpal (CMC) joint, where ...

Symptomatic HOA was defined as hand pain and in addition to radiographic HOA (at least one interphalangeal (IP) joint or 1st carpometacarpal joint with Kellgren–Lawrence grade ≥2). EOA was defined as ...

Examination of major joints did not reveal any sign of acute rheumatic activity. However, gross deformities were evident in the hands, in the form of posterior subluxation of the first carpometacarpal ...

Your risk for gout is higher if you have a first-degree relative (a ... Like gout, thumb RA causes inflammation of the CMC and MCP joints, leading to severe pain and swelling.

Eaton Stage II-IV Rheumatoid or Traumatic arthritis of the Thumb CMC joint Post fracture deformation or bone loss that presents as either a painful, unstable thumb, or a thumb with limited range of ...

Data were cross-linked with national registers to identify treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), ulnar nerve entrapment (UNE), Dupuytren’s disease, trigger finger or first carpometacarpal joint ...