The human hand is an intricate system comprised of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels. When injury occurs—or congenital deformities, tumors, infections, or other medical ...

The 2018 update of recommendations for the management of hand osteoarthritis (OA) from the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) incorporate new evidence developed during the last decade, ...

Severe pain from arthritis in your middle knuckle (PIP joint) may require replacement (arthroplasty). Silicone replacements are the most common. They tend to have the best results and typically last ...

CHICAGO - Pinching, gripping, squeezing, and lifting all sound like simple tasks, but for Marcy Dub, thumb arthritis made them difficult. Even her golf game was impacted. "The grip on my golf club, I ...

To Beth Jersey, it sounded like a no-brainer. The pain from the deteriorated joint at the base of her thumb caused by osteoarthritis was worsening, making her favorite hobby — gardening — increasingly ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings can be used to predict radiographic progression of hand osteoarthritis, according to a study published online September 9 in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.

Sarah D. Beshlian, M.D., The Sports Medicine Clinic, 10330 Meridian Ave. N, Suite 300, 206.368.6100, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center; Northwestern University ...

Some people with psoriatic arthritis may benefit from surgery to fix joint damage. Find out when and why this could be the best option. Still, when these therapies aren’t enough, you and your doctor ...

An operation performed about 300,000 times a year on U.S. patients with arthritis is completely ineffective, according to an unusual study that compared the procedure with phony surgery. The study, by ...

Christopher Allan, M.D.: hand and wrist surgery, transplant-hand, elbow surgery, arthritis; hand, Elbow & Shoulder Center at UWMC – Roosevelt, 4245 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle, 206-520-5000 ...