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Carpometacarpal joint
Carpometacarpal joint, especially the first (trapeziometacarpal) thumb joint: a saddle joint enabling opposition and pinch, highly loaded, prone to osteoarthritis in postmenopausal women, treated with splints, exercises, trapeziectomy, or arthroplasty.
Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis
Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis (basal joint or rhizarthrosis, thumb CMC1 arthritis): degenerative arthritis of the thumb base, common in postmenopausal women, treated first with splints, exercises, NSAIDs, and injections, then trapeziectomy or other surgery.