Single Blinded First CMC Osteoarthritis Treatment

Inclusion Criteria: * Stage 1-3 osteoarthritis of the basal joint Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with Stage 4 1st carpometacarpal joint arthritis as described by Eaton * Patients who have received a corticosteroid injection in the last year to the 1st CMC joint on the proposed study side * Patients who have scaphotriquetral, radioscaphoid, or scaphotrapezial osteoarthritis * Patients who have concurrent DeQuervain's tenosynovitis or intersection syndrome or have been treated for either of these in the last 3 months * Patients undergoing evaluation of cervical radiculopathy * Patients with fibromyalgia or inflammatory rheumatic disease * Patients with Pressier disease, Kienbock's, or avascular necrosis of the scaphoid * Patients with any history of primary or secondary bone tumor * Patients that are pregnant or terminally ill