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What is the thumb IP joint and what problems occur? The IP joint is the end joint of the thumb. It is shaped as a double dome side by side on the hand side of the joint and two side by side matching shallow curves on the nail side. This allows mobility in bending and straightening but stability in sideways and twisting movements.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other forms of inflammatory arthritis can also damage the first CMC joint â also known as the trapeziometacarpal joint (TMC). David S. Ruch, MD, chief of the orthopaedic hand service at Duke University in Durham, N.C., says women, especially those older than 50 are 10 to 20 times more likely than men to develop thumb arthritis, though no one is quite sure why.