Restorative Nurse - RN - Registered Nurse - LTC - SNF Located near Suwanee, GA, our client is seeking a RN Restorative Nurse for a well-known long term care company. The candidate should be someone who is seen as a trusted leader in their field, as there...
What is the thumb IP joint and what problems occur? The IP joint is the end joint of the thumb. It is shaped as a double dome side by side on the hand side of the joint and two side by side matching shallow curves on the nail side. This allows mobility in bending and straightening but stability in sideways and twisting movements.
Customary Brace Design for Thumb CMC OA. The goal of most thumb CMC joint braces is to prevent movement at the thumb CMC joint by immobilizing the joint. To accomplish immobilization of the thumb CMC joint, most braces also incorporate the adjacent wrist joint and/or the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint1-3,14,17,23 (Figure 4).