UNM Health's orthopedics department is offering a new thumb joint replacement procedure, performed by Dr. Nathan Morrell, the ...

Not everyone would want to be among the first on the operating table for a newly approved surgery, but after a decade of pain, Erika Clancy was eager and ready. The problem has been her thumbs, those ...

A finger joint replacement involves removing a damaged or worn joint from the finger and putting in an artificial one. Also called an arthroplasty, this type of surgery is most commonly used in cases ...