Can Thumb Joint Replacement Really Stop Your Pain and Help You Move Better?
The short answer: Thumb joint replacement can reduce pain and help your thumb move better. Most implants still work well, with 97…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · January 24, 2026Can Thumb Joint Replacement Get Infected After Surgery?
The short answer: Infections after thumb joint replacement are very rare. About 0.36% of cases get an infection. If you have severe…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · January 12, 2026Can a Thumb Implant Really Fix Your Thumb Arthritis and Improve Your Life?
The short answer: A pyrocarbon thumb implant can greatly reduce pain and restore movement after about 3.5 years. Average pain is 1.37…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · January 11, 2026Can You Keep Your Thumb Joint and Still Get Rid of Arthritis Pain?
The short answer: For many people over 60 with stage-three thumb arthritis, keeping the bone and using a replacement joint can relieve…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · January 11, 2026Could a Small Implant Really Help Your Thumb Pain for 10 Years?
The short answer: The Pi2 implant helped most people’s thumb arthritis for more than 10 years. In this study, 96.6% were satisfied…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · January 11, 2026Can Thumb Joint Replacement Really Fix My Arthritis Pain?
The short answer: Thumb joint replacement can help many people move their thumb better and do daily tasks, with about 86.4% of…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · November 11, 2025Could a Simple Surgery Ease Your Thumb Pain?
The short answer: The Ivory thumb prosthesis can greatly reduce pain and improve movement, and about 97.9% of implants still work after…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · November 11, 2025Could a prosthesis fix your thumb pain?
The short answer: A new thumb prosthesis called scapho-metacarpal dual mobility can help after other thumb surgeries fail. In the study, 11…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · November 11, 2025Could the Touch® Thumb Joint Prosthesis Relieve Your Pain?
The short answer: Most people were satisfied after two years with the Touch thumb joint prosthesis. Satisfaction was 91.1% (51 patients) and…
Prostheses & Implant Outcomes · November 11, 2025Could thumb joint surgery bring you relief from pain?
The short answer: Maia prosthesis surgery can help many people with advanced thumb arthritis. In this study, people were very happy with…