A new miniature implant has been successfully used by US surgeons to help those suffering from arthritis in their thumb joints, allowing them to return to their normal activities with minimal pain.

PORTLAND, Ore.(AP) — Portland Trail Blazers guard/forward Matisse Thybulle had surgery to repair a ligament in his left thumb and will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks, the team said Friday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers guard/forward Matisse Thybulle had surgery to repair a ligament in his left thumb and will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks, the team said Friday.

An MRI reveals a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in Thybulle's left thumb; he will be re-evaluated in 4-to-6 weeks The Associated Press A left thumb injury, originally suffered Wednesday in Utah ...