What is a Triscaphe joint?
What is a Triscaphe joint?
The triscaphe joint is the shared joint between the scaphoid, trapezium and trapezoid bones in the wrist. This joint is also referred to by its much longer name, the scaphotrapeziotrapezoid (STT) joint.
Where is STT joint located?
STT arthritis – Hand – Orthobullets.
What does STTJ mean?
Patients usually present with pain at the base of the thumb, the carpo-metacarpal (CMC joint). The most common joint to be involved is the 1st carpo-metacarpal joint (1st CMC J), also called the trapeziometacarpal joint. The Triscaphoid or scaphoid-trapezium-trapezoid joint (STTJ) can also be involved.
Where do you feel thumb arthritis?
Pain is the first and most common symptom of thumb arthritis. Pain can occur at the base of your thumb when you grip, grasp or pinch an object, or use your thumb to apply force. Other signs and symptoms might include: Swelling, stiffness and tenderness at the base of your thumb.
How do you treat basal arthritis?
Treatment of basal joint arthritis
- Self-help. Try to avoid clenching your hands when you carry things, as this can aggravate symptoms.
- Medications. Try an over-the-counter pain reliever or anti-inflammatory medication.
- Splints.
- Surgery.
What is the 1st MCP joint?
The first and largest knuckle is the junction between the hand and the fingers – the metacarpophalangeal joint (MCP). This joint commonly is injured in closed-fist activities and is commonly known as a boxer’s fracture.
What type of joint is the CMC joint?
The CMC joint of the thumb is located at the junction point of the thumb and the wrist. Break down the words in the name, carpometacarpal, and you get carpo-(wrist) and metacarpal(hand bone). This joint is commonly affected by arthritis.
What is the first CMC joint in the hand?
The carpometacarpal joint of the thumb (pollex), also known as the first carpometacarpal joint, or the trapeziometacarpal joint (TMC) because it connects the trapezium to the first metacarpal bone, plays an irreplaceable role in the normal functioning of the thumb.
