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

Medically reviewed by Stella Bard, MD Key Takeaways Ulnar deviation is a hand condition where fingers lean toward the outer ...

Arthritis is a broad descriptive term for inflammation and possible damage to joints due to a variety of possible etiologies. Clinically, it is characterized by joint pain, tenderness, limitation of ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Key Takeaways Remember that your finger joints can get hurt if used too much or due ...

Unlike synovitis, the presence of joint effusions on MRI among patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA) was not associated with pain or progression, Dutch researchers reported. Pain in a specific joint ...

Dr. Marisa L. Winkler: A 22-year-old man was admitted to this hospital because of pain and rapidly spreading erythema of the left hand. The patient had been well until the day of admission, when he ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have read everything I can find on Heberden’s nodes. I have one on the middle finger of my left hand, my writing hand. I have had this node for about three months, and I believe it ...

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea Dr Hyun Sik Gong, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul ...

Most cysts, tumors, and other lesions on the hand and wrist can be diagnosed in your office. A trio of experts provides step-by-step guidance. This is the first of a two-part series. Part 2 will ...

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.