In many different forms, carbon moves between the totality of all living things on earth (the biospherePart of the Earth where life is found. The biosphere consists of all living things, plant and animal.
Surgical options for thumb osteoarthritis include: CMC joint fusion (arthrodesis) -- an option for patients looking for pain relief who are not overly concerned about losing fine thumb motion joint replacement or arthroplasty -- plastic or metal prostheses are used to replace the CMC joint (prosthesis serves as a spacer after the arthritic surfaces of the bones in the CMC joint are removed)
The types of joints found in thumb are: 1. Caropometacarpal joint where the metacarpal bone of the thumb attaches to the trapezium bone of the wrist. This joint is a saddle â¦ joint that allows two planes of motion with a small amount or rotation.2.t the visible base of the thumb, or where the thumb seems to enter â¦ the hand, there is a condyloid synovial joint, which involves the articulation of the proximal phalanx on the first metacarpal.