Abstract
The wide range of motion of the thumb derives from the unusual nature of its carpometacarpal joint. Osteoarthritis is common in this joint. Patients may present with variable degrees of pain, reduction of thumb mobility, and joint deformity. Management is based on clinical assessment. Early disease is treated with rest, antiinflammatory agents or analgesics, intraarticular steroid injections and splints. Since the course of osteoarthritis is often benign, avoiding early invasive treatment is important, except in the presence of proven anatomic deformity.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 995-1000 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | American family physician |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1994 |
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Osteoarthritis of the thumb : Clinical aspects and management. / Carr, M. M.; Freiberg, A.
In: American family physician, Vol. 50, No. 5, 01.01.1994, p. 995-1000.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Osteoarthritis of the thumb
T2 - Clinical aspects and management
AU - Carr, M. M.
AU - Freiberg, A.
PY - 1994/1/1
Y1 - 1994/1/1
N2 - The wide range of motion of the thumb derives from the unusual nature of its carpometacarpal joint. Osteoarthritis is common in this joint. Patients may present with variable degrees of pain, reduction of thumb mobility, and joint deformity. Management is based on clinical assessment. Early disease is treated with rest, antiinflammatory agents or analgesics, intraarticular steroid injections and splints. Since the course of osteoarthritis is often benign, avoiding early invasive treatment is important, except in the presence of proven anatomic deformity.
AB - The wide range of motion of the thumb derives from the unusual nature of its carpometacarpal joint. Osteoarthritis is common in this joint. Patients may present with variable degrees of pain, reduction of thumb mobility, and joint deformity. Management is based on clinical assessment. Early disease is treated with rest, antiinflammatory agents or analgesics, intraarticular steroid injections and splints. Since the course of osteoarthritis is often benign, avoiding early invasive treatment is important, except in the presence of proven anatomic deformity.
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