The thumb motions are flexion, extension ... swinging in that direction from a pivot at the carpometacarpal joint. In circumduction the thumb swings in a circle with the metacarpophalangeal ...

By blocking flexion of the other digits ... Osteoarthritis in the Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb Carpometacarpal arthritis of the thumb is a degenerative disease in which the cartilage ...

The presentation of this condition can mimic that of a ganglion, ruptured tendon, carpal fracture, carpal instability, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, trigger thumb, a torn ulnar ... locking during ...

in which you attempt to touch the tip of your thumb to just under your pinky finger. Another stretch, called IP, uses flexion. It requires you to hold your thumb stable with your other hand and ...

There are three joints in the thumb. The first one, as it comes off the base of the hand near the wrist, is called the carpometacarpal ... the palm of the hand (flexion of the joint).

Some saddle joints are also capable of combining flexion-extension and abduction-adduction movements. The prime example of a saddle joint is the trapeziometacarpal joint at the base of your thumb.

The results reported are on the 45 patients available for follow-up examination. Of the 45 patients (54 arthroplasties), 42 were women aged 41 to 83 years (average age, 61 years) at the time of ...

The proper collateral ligament resists valgus force in flexion, while the accessory collateral ligament ... Unlike the Stener lesion, sprains of the UCL and even Gamekeeper’s thumb fractures heal well ...