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Surgical Treatment of Basal Joint Arthritis of the Thumb
Arthritis of the basal joint of the thumb is a common debilitating condition; 42% of adult women and 26% of adult men have radiographic evidence of arthritis of this joint. Symptomatic hand osteoarthritis is estimated to occur in 2.4% of all adults, including 26% of women and 13% of men aged 65 years or older;1,2 radiographic signs of hand osteoarthritis were found in 78% of men and 99% of women in this age group.3 In a cadaver study, eburnated bone was found in 50% of the female specimens.4
