the DIP joint is the one nearest the tips of the fingers the proximal interphalangeal joint is the middle joint in the fingers the metacarpophalangeal joint, where the fingers attach to the palm ...

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 ...

Older age, manual occupation, scaphotrapezial OA and a high number of proximal interphalangeal joints with radiographic OA were associated with metacarpophalangeal OA, according to results of the ...

The primary metacarpophalangeal or proximal interphalangeal joints of these patients were randomly assigned to receive up to three injections of collagenase clostridium histolyticum (at a dose of ...

She had a three-year history of peripheral symmetric arthritis involving her wrists, metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints, knees and ankles. She had previously undergone ...

They tend to have the best results and typically last longer than 10 years. Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint replacement, known as PIP arthroplasty, is surgery to replace a damaged PIP joint ...

New hand osteoarthritis classification criteria from EULAR discriminate between interphalangeal and thumb base OA. The aim is to better identify suitable trial candidates and enable more ...

Raylike distribution, as indicated by arrows, in metacarpophalangeal (MCP), proximal interphalangeal (PIP), and distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints in sequence, attributed to involvement of flexor ...