The most common type—osteoarthritis, or wear-and-tear arthritis—occurs commonly in the joint at the base of the thumb, where the thumb meets the wrist. This joint, called the carpometacarpal ...

Bradley Vance, MPT, BSc., discusses what occurs when someone develops osteoarthritis of the thumb joint and what treatment options are available.

We have discussed in the past some procedures for basilar joint arthritis of the thumb and we have discussed the diagnosis of basilar joint arthritis of the CMC joint of the thumb. However ...