Trigger thumb (stenosing flexor tenosynovitis)—when trigger finger affects the thumb—is a common cause of thumb pain. It affects the flexor tendon that bends the thumb and can also affect any ...

The pain is more acute when trying to lift against a force. De Quervain’s tenosynovitis occurs due to inflammation of the sheath surrounding the tendons between the thumb and wrist. The tendon ...

As the knot gets larger, the tendon becomes more and more problematic until it locks to the point that it cannot be unlocked. Over time the patient develops pain and cannot use the thumb for ...

Tagliamonte underwent a four-hour operation during which her right thumbnail was removed and a plastic surgeon took a skin graft from the bottom of her thumb to place over the bone and tendon ...

The thumb is the subject of ... it is a cause of significant pain. CMC arthritis can be treated surgically with a procedure in which a vestigial tendon is used in between the worn-out joint ...