Thumb arthritis

Send us Fan MailComprehensive, relevant and insightful conversations about health and medicine happen here… on MedStar Health Doc Talk.    …real conversations with physician experts from around the largest healthcare system in the Maryland-DC region.Dr. Ryan Katz of the Curtis National Hand Center talks about one of the most commonly treated hand conditions: arthritis in the basal thumb joint. Patients with unrelenting  pain in the base of their thumb live compromised lives and loss of function . There are treatment options. When surgery is needed, so is an expert in hand surgery. For more information on Dr. Ryan Katz, the Curtis National Hand Center, or conditions of the hand, go to: MedStarHealth.org/locations/curtis-national-hand-centerFor interviews with Dr. Ryan Katz, contact Debra Schindler, regional director of media and public relations for MedStar Health in Baltimore, 410-274-1260. For more episodes of MedStar Health DocTalk, go to medstarhealth.org/doctalk.