Hyperextensibility of the proximal interphalangeal joints was noted in 3 males and 6 females in 3 generations of a Japanese family. The proposita, a 14-year-old girl, had hyperextensible proximal ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Lidocaine and triamcinolone hexacetonide injected intra-articularly in interphalangeal joints reduced swelling and pain during movement in the hands of patients with osteoarthritis, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . New hand osteoarthritis classification criteria from EULAR discriminate ...

One day, Kathy, a 62-year-old accountant, found herself staring at her hands. The second joint (PIP or proximal interphalangeal joint) on her right index and four first joints (DIP or distal ...

A 58-year-old woman was admitted to our rheumatology ward for evaluation and treatment of seronegative polyarthritis. She had a three-year history of peripheral symmetric arthritis involving her ...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining artificial metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint replacement and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in ...

2.1.1 Arthritis of the hand joints is a common condition that deteriorates over time, although the severity of symptoms, rate of deterioration and functional effects are variable. Artificial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results presented at the Virtual EFORT Congress showed an increase in the occurrence of osteophytes and decrease ...

The L. family has lived in Massachusetts for several generations on the paternal side. The mother was born in Massachusetts; her parents came from Canada, and 2 of her grandparents were English.

This 16-year-old schoolgirl had started to noticed her joints had become painful over the previous two days. The interphalangeal joint of her middle finger was particularly uncomfortable but the ...

This 65-year-old woman presented with painful, swollen joints in her hands, which had developed over the last few weeks. She routinely took a paracetamol-codeine combination for osteoarthritis of her ...