Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty is a surgery used to treat thumb arthritis when other treatments fail. The procedure involves removing the trapezium, a small wrist bone that supports the ...

This anchovy is then tucked into the joint, creating a meniscus of sorts, which provided padding and comfort between the bones of the thumb. Rehabilitation of the CMC arthroplasty is very specific ...

The basilar joint or CMC joint of the thumb is the carpometacarpal joint ... or meniscus of sorts which is used to stabilize the arthroplasty space of the CMC joint. This is sort of equivalent ...