A 27-year-old woman presents with symmetrical joint swelling and knee and elbow pain, with flexion contracture of both knees, hips, and elbows. This is a late reported case and symptoms started 5 ...

(HealthDay News) – Treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with severe hand deformities with a silicone metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty (SMPA) procedure produces significant, long-term ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Arthritis is a broad descriptive term for inflammation and possible damage to joints due to a variety of ...

Longstanding rheumatoid arthritis (RA) leads to disability, caused mainly by joint destruction. The current goals of surgical intervention are to restore function and quality of life, prevent joint ...

Research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta says that joint damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis can lead to difficulties in typing and ...

Enschedem, the Netherlands - Silver ring splints (SRSs) (Silver Ring Splint Co, Charlottesville, VA) can improve manual dexterity in select patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) if patients begin to ...

Two distinguishing features of long-standing RA are “swan neck” deformities and boutonniere deformities of the fingers (Figure 1). 3 Swan neck deformities develop with hyperextension of the PIP joint ...

A new study published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals that one of the most common conditions caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is best treated surgically, sooner rather than ...

As per a 2021 news report, 1.3 crore people in India suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. The US CDC defines rheumatoid arthritis as an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, which means that your immune ...

A new study reveals that one of the most common conditions caused by rheumatoid arthritis is best treated surgically, sooner rather than later. A new study published by the American Society of Plastic ...