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Could you please provide more details about my upcoming cmc surgery? i have questions, re: recovering timeline (both short-time, post-surgery and long-time complete recovery). should i be concerned there's no preop planned? also, is there any way to sc

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Surgery on thumb?: To clarify, by CMC do you mean first carpometacarpal joint of the hand, for which a thumb arthroplasty is planned (or something else)? If so, the following link may prove helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jqOkBE-eHw

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Answered 5/6/2015

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