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A member asked:
Is there a surgery for arthritis in thumb joint? i had carpal tunnel surgery almost 6 months ago this came afterwards
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Yes, there some opt-: Ions, if the pain meds + pt + home exercises haven't helped. Excisional with tendon interpositioned arthroplasty, or joint replacement/resurfacing are available nowadays. Check with a hand surgeon in your area. Good luck.
Answered 1/11/2014
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Hand surgeon: If a hand surgeon performed your carpal tunnel surgery, consult him or her to see if you need surgery for chronic arthritis at the base of the thumb.
Answered 1/11/2014
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Yes: For patients whose pain is not controlled by conservative means there is surgery for the thumb joints. It's called arthroplasty. It usually is dome outpatient and it improves pain although long term results do not show that strength or mobilty improves. Beware of artficial joints - there are no long term studies showing if they last and if they cause more problems down the road.
Answered 1/19/2014
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See the physician: Who did the surgery, drought it's related. There is procedure called arthroplasty, but hand surgeon she determine if your a candidate.
Answered 1/11/2014
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