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Pyrocarbon thumb joint replacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Aug 28 10:00pm | Replies (110)
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@var122

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Mine was a joint replacement. The formal name is a "hemi-arthroplasty".
I started this thread. The type of implant along with other information is in this thread with links to click for education 🙂
I had my joint replacement at Mayo Clinic in Rochester by Dr. Elhassen.
I put my 1st post-op xrays up here for you to see. Basically, they cut the end of my thumb bone off (cmc joint), made a hole into the center of the bone for the stem to be inserted into the thumb. Then, for the articulating surface, they burred a conical area for the "ball" part of the new joint to ride in....

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nancylh | @nancylh | Feb 27, 2018

Hi var122, I viewed a blown up version of your rays. I wonder how an implant would look different? I guess i will have to make an appt. a the Mayo after June and get a second opinion of what is wrong with my thumb and what my options are. Be blessed in your physical therapy. It will go well. PT hurts, but it helps. Thanks for sharing your experience. That helps. n

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gbreierson | @gbreierson | Jan 30, 2019

Thank for your postings. I'm having Dr. Elhassan do what looks like the same surgery as yours - PyroCarbon CMC thumb arthroplasty - on the 18th. It's nice to hear how it may go based on patient experience, though Dr. Elhassan's description of my post-ob experience is the same as yours.

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