A doctor examined my painful thumb and suggested I have surgery to fuse the middle joint of my thumb together. Won't this keep me from doing my normal activities?
Posted November 14th, 2001 by Matt
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Not necessarily. When the middle thumb joint is fused together with arthrodesis surgery, a person's ability to do day-to-day tasks isn't affected that much. This is because some people have a very small range of motion in this joint anyway. Fusing the joint keeps the joint from moving, but it also protects it from eventually becoming arthritic and painful.
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