You may wonder why your thumb hurts and what you can do about it. There are differentcauses of hand and thumb joint pain, but arthritis is a common reason – especially as you get older. The most common location of thumb arthritis is in the joint at the base of your thumb. This joint...
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Diagnosis(诊断) A physician will diagnose a UCL injury by bending the thumb MCP joint away from the hand. Mild or partial tears are painful, but the joint will be stable. If the UCL is completely torn, the joint will be...
Thumb joint pain surgery (Picture 1) mainly focuses on traumatic conditions of the thumb, like fractures, ligament tears, and so on. Prompt surgery immediately after an injury is an essential prerequisite for fractures and dislocations. But for ligament injuries, it is advisable to wait for the ...
Arthritis at the joint at the base of the thumb, or the carpalmetacarpal (CMC) joint is very common. When osteoarthritis occurs at this joint, the cartilage begins to wear down creating painful bone on bone friction. Causes and risk factors ...
The overlying skin was normal and the movements of the metacarpophalangeal and trapeziometacarpal joints were painful and restricted. No neurovascular or cutaneous abnormalities were observed. The patient had pain in the clenched-fist position. No joint effusion was noticed. The laboratory investigations...
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A sprained thumb injury can involve either a partial or total rupture of your thumb's ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) at the metacarpophalangealjoint(MCP). It is a common injury and a painful one, accounting for 86% of all injuries involving the base of the thumb. ...
Ligament reconstruction for the painful thumb carpometacarpal joint: a long-term assessment. The Journal of hand surgery. 1984;9(5):692–9. Article PubMed CAS Google Scholar MacDermid JC, Tottenham V. Responsiveness of the disability of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH) and patient-rated...