Osteoarthritis is a common chronic health condition that is characterised by joint pain and restricted movement. The main ...

The distal interphalangeal joints often show involvement, distinguishing this condition from other forms of inflammatory arthritis. Dactylitis, the characteristic “sausage-like” swelling of ...

[20] Claw toe deformity is defined as hyperextension of the metatarsophalangeal joint and flexion of the interphalangeal joint. Claw toe may cause ulceration at the tip of the toe or at the dorsal ...

greater than or equal to two joints with erosions on baseline radiographs of the hands and feet as determined by central read; at least one of either distal interphalangeal joint involvement, ...

in the wrist and finger joints (carpometacarpal 1 (CMC1), metacarpophalangeal (MCP), and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints) of healthy controls. Methods: Twenty seven healthy volunteers (15 women, ...

A number of challenges regarding the application of outcome measures used in other diseases, such as RA, become readily apparent when considering the subsets of PsA identified by Moll and Wright: ...

consist of distal interphalangeal(DIP), proximal interphalangeal(PIP), metacarpophalangeal(MCP) joints. The thumb part consists of interphalangeal(IP), metacarpophalangeal(MCP), Carpometacarpal(CMC) ...

In addition to clinodactyly, or a small fifth finger, 10 of the patients with classical facial features had camptodactyly of all fingers with arthrogryposis of the terminal interphalangeal joints ...

An effective approach to improving the interaction between these muscles may involve repetitive training of flexion-extension movements of the interphalangeal joints of the index and middle fingers.

It leads to joint pain and stiffness, limiting mobility, especially in the knee joints. ⦁ Around 30-40% of women over 50 and a growing number of men in India suffer from osteoporosis.

Japan’s launch of a permanent Joint Operations Command clearly signals a stronger offensive capacity and deeper defence ties with the US, China’s military mouthpiece said on Wednesday.