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Why pain and swelling after cmc arthroplasty? x ray shows no hardware problem and good space. lump at mcp and hard swelling near cmc but more in my hand. painful when i use my thumb. mcp arthritis noted from xray. dr doesn't know what to do next?
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You do not tell us why you had the CMC arthroplasty and how long was it done? I guess you had a traumatic injury to the hand such as fall. Have you gone through physical therapy after the surgery? Have you tried local steroid injection?
Answered 1/12/2022
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