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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)
Carpometacarpal joint arthrosis (CMCJ arthrosis), refers to osteoarthritis which develops at the base of the thumb. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and the thumb is one of the most common locations. Arthrosis at the base of the thumb goes by several names including basilar thumb joint arthrosis, trapezoid-metacarpal arthrosis, degenerative joint disease and various other terms.