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 ...

Background A 46-year-old, nonsmoking, nulliparous woman with a 23-year history of rheumatoid arthritis presented with severely destructed right shoulder, right elbow, and right wrist joints, which ...

Recently published results showed utilization of total elbow arthroplasty has remained constant among the Medicare population, but there was a decline in use of this procedure for patients with ...

Studies from Holy Cross Orthopedic Institute Further Understanding of Rheumatoid Arthritis (Trends in total elbow arthroplasty in the Medicare population: a nationwide study of records from 2005 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 ...

What Are Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) are common types of arthritis. Both cause pain and joint damage, but they’re different diseases. RA ...

Guntur: Doctors of Sai Bhaskar Multispeciality Hospitals at Arundalpet here performed the first elbow joint replacement operation. They performed an elbow joint replacement operation on a ...

CHRONIC monarticular arthritis often presents difficulty in diagnosis. With insidious onset and gradually increasing disability, the history may be confusing and the clinical and laboratory findings ...

Rheumatoid nodules are firm lumps under the skin. They tend to form close to joints in people affected by rheumatoid arthritis. How big are they? These bumps can be as large as a walnut or as small as ...

If you experience swelling around the elbows, it is due to fluid buildup, which is causing inflammation. This swelling can be a sign of elbow arthritis.

If lately your hands have felt a bit achy, swollen and stiff, you might think that's just another middle-aged pain to mention to your doctor — someday. You're right about the part to tell your doctor.