Purpose: Non-surgical management of thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthritis has been advocated
as the standard of care prior to surgical reconstruction of the thumb carpometacarpal
(CMC) joint. Our review of the literature found no prospective studies in which the
patient was asked to evaluate the outcome of thumb CMC arthritis non-surgical management.
One purpose of this clinical study was to collect and report our findings on patient-reported
outcomes related to non-surgical management of thumb CMC arthritis prior to therapy,
at discharge from therapy, and 3-months following release.
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© 2007 Hanley & Belfus. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
