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Efficacy of corticosteroids for hand osteoarthritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background There is some evidence that corticosteroids may have a beneficial effect in hand osteoarthritis. We examined the efficacy of corticosteroids on symptoms and structural outcomes in hand osteoarthritis.
Mahnuma Mahfuz Estee, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Matthew J. Page, Anant D. Butala, Anita E. Wluka, Sultana Monira Hussain, Yuanyuan Wang   +6 more
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Ultrasound Findings in Symptomatic HADD of the Hand and Wrist. A Case Series of 37 Patients

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
Ultrasound enables accurate diagnosis of hydroxyapatite deposition disease of the hand and wrist in patients with acute, non‐traumatic pain, typically in middle‐aged women. Characteristic calcifications, often in the resorptive phase, support diagnosis, while radiography may confirm findings without the need for advanced imaging.
Marco Becciolini, Riccardo Picasso, Antonio Corvino, Federico Zaottini   +3 more
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Biomechanical evaluation of carpal joint ligaments in the cat: An experimental and radiographic cadaveric study

Veterinary Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To define the stabilizing role of feline carpal ligaments through selective transection and radiographic assessment of joint angulation under standardized loading. Study design Experimental ex vivo cadaveric study. Sample population Sixty carpal joints from 30 adult cats without orthopedic disease.
Mario Candela Andrade, Phillip Meinck, Pavel Slunsky, Leo Brunnberg   +3 more
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Discrepancy between Radiographic and Arthroscopic Findings of Thumb Basilar Joint Arthritis: A Preliminary Clinical Report

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Background:. The radiographic staging of arthritic changes in the thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint is known to have poor correlation with pain level. This may be due to the limited ability of radiographs to evaluate degenerative changes.
Michael Sun, MD, Ryu Yoshida, MD, Eugene Tsai, MD, David Kulber, MD   +3 more
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Soft tissue abnormalities in the congenital limb malformation radial dysplasia (RD): Their clinical impact and treatment significance

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 249, Issue 3, Page 457-475, September 2026.
We review the characteristic changes to the limb soft tissue and neurovascular abnormalities that have been described in the congenital limb birth defect, Radial Dysplasia. These include consistent changes in muscle anatomy or absence of specific muscles, persistent median arteries and absent radial arteries and consistent alterations in neural ...
Marco Correia Duarte, Sultan M. Al‐Zyoud, Eleanor M. Feneck, Duane James, Gillian D. Smith, Branavan Sivakumar, Malcolm P. O. Logan   +6 more
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Validation of the Pediatric Arthritis Ultrasound Scoring System for the Elbow, Wrist, and Finger Joints in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Volume 78, Issue 7, Page 905-913, July 2026.
Objective We aimed to validate the Pediatric Arthritis Ultrasound Scoring System (PAUSS) for upper extremity joints in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods Children with JIA were evaluated for elbow, wrist, or finger arthritis by clinical examination (CE) and musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) with images scored according to the ...
Patricia Vega‐Fernandez, Pinar Ozge Avar‐Aydin, Kelly Rogers, Daniel J. Lovell, Jennifer Huggins, Alexei Grom, Hermine I. Brunner, Grant S. Schulert, Sheila T. Angeles‐Han, Mekibib Altaye, Amy Cassedy, Arthur B. Meyers, Tracy V. Ting   +12 more
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Osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb: diagnosis and classification

Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii
Background. The scapho-trapezio-trapezoidal (STT) and first carpometacarpal (CMC) joints form the base of the thumb, enabling complex actions such as holding, pinching, and precising manipulations, which determine its functional importance. Understanding
Igor O. Golubev, Rahma Abassi
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Development of classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis: comparative analyses of persons with and without hand osteoarthritis

RMD Open, 2020
Objectives Further knowledge about typical hand osteoarthritis (OA) characteristics is needed for the development of new classification criteria for hand OA.Methods In a cross-sectional multi-centre international study, a convenience sample of patients ...
Francis Berenbaum, Désirée van der Heijde, Margreet Kloppenburg, Abhishek Abhishek, Tanja A Stamm, Ida K Haugen, Ruth Wittoek, Féline PB Kroon, Elsie Greibrokk, Helgi Jonsson, Emmanuel Maheu, Roberta Ramonda, Wilma Smeets, Valentin Ritschl, David T Felson, Sita Bierma-Zeinstra, Tove Borgen, Gabriel Herrero Beaumont, Mariko Ishimori   +18 more
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An Engineered Glove for the Objective Assessment of Hand Dexterity in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

ACR Open Rheumatology, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2026.
Objective Hand disability is a major musculoskeletal functional impairment in systemic sclerosis (SSc), but its objective assessment remains challenging. The validated Hand Test System (HTS) engineered glove has provided quantitative dexterity data in rheumatic diseases.
Alberto Sulli, Elvis Hysa, Paolo Clini, Emanuele Gotelli, Tamara Vojinovic, Carmen Pizzorni, Ali Jaffal, Sabrina Paolino, Rosanna Campitiello, Vanessa Smith, Maurizio Cutolo   +10 more
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Conservative treatment of complete dislocation of the thumb metacarpal in a hypermobile patient

Archives of Trauma Research, 2018
Simultaneous dislocation of the thumb carpometacarpal and metacarpophalangeal joints is an uncommon injury. Stability is the most important factor in the decision of treatment in these rare injuries.
Deniz Aydin, Baris Polat
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