“Use of hyaluronic acid in first carpal metacarpal joint arthritis is safe, well tolerated, but fails to produce any evidence of a clinically significant benefit in use over placebo,” Fritz ...

These may render injection into the small joint space difficult. This joint is the articulation of the first metacarpal with the trapezium bone of the wrist. Extension and abduction of the thumb ...

Your wrist is made up of eight small bones called the carpal ... metacarpal bone corresponds to a digit (finger) and consists of a base, shaft or body, and head. Slightly thicker and shorter, the ...

(a) Oblique radiograph of the left thumb demonstrating dorsal subluxation of the first metacarpal bone at the basal joint ... the intrinsic and extrinsic carpal ligaments (dorsal and volar ...

The first metacarpal starts at the webbing between your thumb and index finger and extends back to the carpal bones of your ... the carpo-metacarpal (CMC) joint. Most thumb bone fractures occur ...

A 1.6-mm K-wire was placed from the first metacarpal into the second metacarpal above the level of the physis for supplemental fixation to maintain reduction. The first CMC joint capsule and skin ...

CMC joint arthritis of the thumb is a dysfunction and arthritic degeneration of the carpal metacarpal joint of the thumb. This joint is at the base of the thumb and causes severe pain with ...

We also planned to release the carpal ... metacarpal fractures were also reduced at the time of K-wire placement. The patient's finger cascade was normal and there was no scissoring. The first ...