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 ...

The base of the thumb—called the carpometacarpal joint, or CMC—is a common site for arthritis. Osteoarthritis (OA) can develop in the thumb. This condition gradually occurs from joint wear and ...

“It’s not arthritis, it’s the CMC joint and the MCP joint, between those two,” Scherzer explained. “The way I grip my pitches, I really come down on that thumb, and my thumb gets blown ...

Most activities that involve grasping or pinching are possible because of the thumb’s remarkable range of motion. Dexterity, however, comes at a price – an increased risk of osteoarthritis (OA) in the ...

Our technology is a new procedural and device-based option, designed to improve the standard of care for thumb base joint arthritis, a condition with a significant unmet clinical need for an ...