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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)
Treatment of basal thumb arthritis Injection. A small volume of steroid and local anaesthetic may be injected into the joint. This does not cure the arthritis but it can help to relieve the pain for a variable time (weeks to months). It may also be used in diagnosis to check that a specific joint is the cause of pain.