Carpometacarpal Joint Arthrosis is an ongoing joint disease that causes joint pain and stiffness characterized by deterioration of joint cartilage and adjacent bone tissues.
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common joint diseases. Equal carpathomacarpal joint arthrosis occurs in women and men. However, it may occur in men at an earlier age.
Carbometacarpal joint arthrosis is probably the result of abnormal functioning of the cells that produce connective tissue substances in the structure of the cartilage.
Symptoms such as bone pain, limitation of joint movements, bone fracture, much easier injury and fracture are frequently encountered in patients with osteoarthritis.
As the disease progresses;
- Bone pain becomes apparent,
- Joint movements are restricted,
- During the joint movement called crepitation, a squeaking sound is heard and the joint does not open.
- Protrusions may occur in the extremities of the fingers,
- In some joints, joint stability is impaired by loosening of joint ligaments,
- Back pain,
- Sometimes involvement in the neck or lower spine,
- Numbness as a result of pressure of the osteophytes (bone protrusions) on the nerves,
- It may also cause weakness in the arms and legs and neurological problems.
