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 ...

If you have burning pain in a thumb joint, you could be experiencing a gout attack, also called a flare or flare-up. Gout in the thumb is rare, but it can affect the carpometacarpal (CMC ...

The basilar joint or CMC joint of the thumb is the carpometacarpal joint. It is the joint at the base of your thumb which can develop serious arthritis in those who use their hands rigorously or ...