Mr Rupert Wharton
Rupert Wharton is a consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Hand and Wrist surgeon in Central and South-West London. He has a practice and research interest in sports injuries and fractures of the hand and wrist, as well as elective problems including wrist arthroscopy, arthritis, dupuytren's disease and nerve compression such as carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome.
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Mr. Rupert Wharton reports on personal injuries and receives instructions from both defendant and claimant solicitors.
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Surgery for thumb base arthritis (carpometacarp...
Patients usually consider surgery for osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb when they have got to the point where the pain is making them miserable. This might be because...
Surgery for thumb base arthritis (carpometacarp...
Patients usually consider surgery for osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb when they have got to the point where the pain is making them miserable. This might be because...
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Can steroid injections help my painful thumb?
Pain from osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb is common. It affects about 1/4 of post-menopausal women, of whom about 1/4 will have pain. One option for painful osteoarthritis...
Can steroid injections help my painful thumb?
Pain from osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb is common. It affects about 1/4 of post-menopausal women, of whom about 1/4 will have pain. One option for painful osteoarthritis...
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Could exercises help my thumb pain?
Osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb is also known as trapeziometacarpal arthritis or carpometacarpal arthritis (CMCJ). In the early stages it can be helpful to strengthen the muscle between...
Could exercises help my thumb pain?
Osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb is also known as trapeziometacarpal arthritis or carpometacarpal arthritis (CMCJ). In the early stages it can be helpful to strengthen the muscle between...
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How common is arthritis of the base of the thumb?
Osteoarthritis of the thumb base, known as trapeziometacarpal arthritis, or carpo-metacarpal joint (CMCJ) arthritis is very common. A group from Nottingham looked at 143 postmenopausal women and found incidental CMCJ...
How common is arthritis of the base of the thumb?
Osteoarthritis of the thumb base, known as trapeziometacarpal arthritis, or carpo-metacarpal joint (CMCJ) arthritis is very common. A group from Nottingham looked at 143 postmenopausal women and found incidental CMCJ...
