What does CMC stand for?

Carpometacarpal (joint)

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While there have been a number of clinical trials comparing two different splinting techniques for carpometacarpal joint OA (Wajon and Ada 2005, Swigart et al 1999), this study is the first RCT to compare a rigid splint with a control group that has not received a 'placebo' splint.

Long-term use of a splint at night reduces pain and disability in ...

Pain at the base of the thumb may be due to arthritis at the joint between the wrist bone and the knuckle bone known as the carpometacarpal joint.

Neck Pain ? Causes and Relief

MP = metacarpophalangeal joint; PIP = proximal interphalangeal joint; DIP = distal interphalangeal joint; IP = interphalangeal joint; CMC = carpometacarpal joint.

Augmenting occupational therapy treatment of upper-extremity ...

What are we supposed to believe about the sketchy information coming out about the injuriness of Peyton Manning's carpometacarpal joint?

AL DAVIS, THAT OLD JOKESTER

A surprising degree of angulation can be tolerated as one moves from the index toward the small finger metacarpals, given the increasing mobility of the carpometacarpal joints in the lesser metacarpals.

Fractures of the hand and carpal navicular bone in athletes

Currently marketed devices include carpometacarpal implants for the base of the thumb, radial head implants for the elbow, and several interpositional implants for the wrist.

Tornier Announces First Human Implant of Pyrocarbon Shoulder ...

Concomitant carpometacarpal and metacarpophalangeal joint dislocations of the small finger finger.

Simultaneous Distal Inter Phalangeal (DIP) and Proximal Inter ...

The purpose of this article is to report findings from a systematic review of the effectiveness of splinting in osteoarthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint.

Splinting for osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint: a review ...