Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Osteoarthritis of the hand is a common disorder. Although the distal interphalangeal joint is most commonly ...

The squeeze test is not accurate enough to be used on its own to diagnose arthritis in either the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) or metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints, a cross-section cohort study has ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. A 60-year-old right-hand dominant pianist presented to ...

Ultrasonography is increasingly used in clinical practice for the assessment of joint inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the context of a growing emphasis on preventing ...

ADDUCTION contracture of the thumb presents a most serious disability of the hand. The thumb is useless as an opponent for the fingers, is unable to abduct and rotate and, in some cases, blocks ...

Most research on the thumb kinematics has focused on the local trapezo-metacarpal movement independently of the hand. In the clinical area, these studies can be sufficient. However, when the ...

This image shows the right 4th MCP joint in the resting phase (A). This image shows the MCP joint as seen during distraction of the MCP joint in the frame just prior to joint cracking / joint ...