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carpometacarpal

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car·po·met·a·car·pal (kärp-mt-kärpl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or involving the carpus and metacarpus.
carpometacarpal [kahr″po-met″ah-kahr´p'l]
pertaining to the carpus and metacarpus.
carpometacarpal
pertaining to the carpus and metacarpus.
carpometacarpal joint
the articulation between the distal row of carpal bones and the metacarpals in which there is very limited movement.
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While there have been a number of clinical trials comparing two different splinting techniques for carpometacarpal joint OA (Wajon and Ada 2005, Swigart et al 1999), this study is the first RCT to compare a rigid splint with a control group that has not received a 'placebo' splint.
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