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Playing the clarinet after finger joint fusion

Author: LaurieBell
Date: 2023-12-10 15:51

Arthritis has taken its toll on my index fingers which now curve at the top (DIP) joint towards my thumb and also cause a good bit of pain after playing for an hour. It looks like the only corrective option is surgery to fuse that top joint.

Has anyone else had this problem and surgical procedure? And if so, were you able to resume playing the clarinet?

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FYI - I realize another option is purchase a closed-hole Plateau Clarinet; however, I'm not sure that would address the problem of my finger pain.

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