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UW Medicine is a nationally recognized health-care system that provides patient care, pursues medical discoveries, and trains physicians in the Pacific Northwest. As part of the University of Washington, the system collectively represents UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, UW School of Medicine, seven UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics, and the UW Physicians practice group.
Thumb Joint Replacement
Advanced arthritis in Linda Holland’s left thumb was a disability, and a painful one. “You can’t imagine the things you can’t do without a thumb,” she said. Dr. Thomas Trumble at Harborview Medical Center performed surgery, removing parts of the arthritic bone where cartilage had worn away, and inserting a biological cartilage graft to cushion the bone-contact point. Some patients, Trumble said, are better suited to synthetic spacers. Holland, now pain-free, calls Trumble a “miracle worker.”