Basilar Joint Arthritis Treatment Options
Depending on the severity of the case, several basilar joint arthritis treatments can be used to manage the pain and treat the condition. For less severe cases, treatment often involves using a splint to support the joint, ensure proper positioning, and let the joint rest so that it can heal. Oral anti-inflammatory medication such as Ibuprofen or painkillers such as Tylenol are also often prescribed in mild cases. If splints and over the counter (OTC) medications don’t work, anti-inflammatory steroid injections may be recommended.
Unfortunately, thumb basilar joint arthritis is a degenerative and progressive disease, which means that it will get worse with age. In Los Angeles hand surgeons often resort to one of two types of surgery: arthroplasty, also known as joint replacement, or arthrodesis, commonly referred to as joint fusion. If opting for finger surgery Los Angeles experts will either permanently fuse the bones together, which reduces pain but results in decreased flexibility, or your surgeon will remove the joint and replace it with a graft from one of your tendons. Many patients report that replacing the joint with a graft relieves pain and results in greater, if not fully restored, flexibility of the joint.
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