title: Basal joint arthritis: diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Polatsch
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paksima
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries; D010027:Osteotomy; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012421:Rupture; D013165:Splints; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery