ZEPART, a new surgical implant developed by Sandia Medical Technologies, allows clinicians to offer patients a uniquely viable option for treating severe thumb CMC osteoarthritis. In a joint replacement using the ZEPART implant, the orthopedic surgeon eliminates contact between arthritic…
For those suffering from painful thumb CMC osteoarthritis, everyday tasks become painful, if not impossible. Until now, treatment options have come with trade-offs, often compromising functional movement or grip strength for pain relief. The new ZEPART® thumb joint implant is…
Thumb CMC arthritis is considered one of the major unmet needs in orthopedic medicine today. Conservatively, there are more than 200,000 annual surgeries dealing with arthritis at the thumb CMC joint, and that number is increasing at a rate of…
