This breakdown causes the bones to rub together, causing stiffness, pain and loss of joint movement. In hand OA, the joints most commonly affected by OA are the wrists, the joints at the base of the ...

If your rings suddenly feel too snug or you're experiencing stiff joints, you may wonder, "Why are my fingers swollen?" While ...

After one year of use, dexterity increased significantly from a score of 71 to 85. And in a 2019 study, 30 people with painful OA in the joints closest to the tips of their fingers had significant ...

A total of 22 dactylitic joints (5 finger joints in 4 fingers (2 IP joints of the thumbs, 2 proximal IP (PIP) joints and 1 metacarpophalangeal joint) and 17 toe joints in 8 toes (3 IP joints of the ...

Lateral band snapping syndrome can be a debilitating condition involving the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint of the fingers. Although rare, it is thought to occur due to disruption of the finger ...

However, joint space narrowing is not a direct evaluation of cartilage. Objectives The aim of the study was to examine the finger joint cartilage by ultrasound (US) imaging and to compare it with JSN ...