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The carpometacarpal joint of the thumb, also known as the first carpometacarpal joint, or the trapeziometacarpal joint (TMC) because it connects the trapezium to the first metacarpal bone, plays an irreplaceable role in the normal functioning of the thumb.
The motion occurs moving the thumb away from the palm in a parallel plane to finger flexion. It is very important to realize this motion occurs only at the CMC joint  the most proximal joint of the thumb. There are two abductors named for thumb abduction (APL and APB) but only the median innervated APB (C6  T1) functions as a true thumb ...