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 ...

The distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint connects the bones at the tips of the fingers. People with arthritis may experience pain, stiffness, and swelling in this joint. However, home remedies and ...

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 ...

Salvage of metacarpophalangeal trauma with bone ... The problem at the proximal interphalangeal joint had an elegant solution in a non-vascularized osteoarticular autograft from the hamate bone.

The interphalangeal joint (IP ... which aids movement. The metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint is where the metacarpal meets the phalanges. This joint allows a person to bend and extend the thumb.

One day, Kathy, a 58-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 ...

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 ...

A 19-year-old female taekwondo athlete presented with pain and instability of the hallux interphalangeal joint in her left foot. The symptom occurred after spraining the big toe several times when she ...