An orthopedic surgeon at Northern Arizona Healthcare’s (NAH) Orthopedic and Spine Institute in Flagstaff was the first in Arizona to implant a new type of prosthesis designed to treat arthritis in the base of the thumb.
Dr. Peter Gibson performed the surgery on Cottonwood resident Roberta Steidl March 31, and around two weeks later both said recovery has been going well.
An orthopedic surgeon in Flagstaff was the first in Arizona to implant a new type of thumb prosthesis at the end of March.
Roberta Steidl displays the KeriMedical TOUCH CMC 1, a thumb joint prosthesis used to treat her arthritis.
Steidl and Gibson pose with the KeriMedical TOUCH CMC 1.
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