Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty is a surgery to treat severe arthritis in the thumb. Doctors recommend it when other treatments, like braces or cortisone shots, no longer help with pain.

CHICAGO - Pinching, gripping, squeezing, and lifting all sound like simple tasks, but for Marcy Dub, thumb arthritis ... with medication or braces, Cohen recommends carpometacarpal arthroplasty ...

An orthopaedic surgeon has said that arthritis can be "very debilitating", and it may show up in places you don’t expect. He ...