Can texting lead to arthritis? A doctor explains how excessive smartphone use can cause thumb and hand pain and how to get ...

A 14-year-old who underwent nonsurgical treatment and was followed for 33 months after his symptoms began had full and pain-free range of motion, although with incongruity of the MCP joint.

The patient had severe arthritic changes in the ring finger MCP joint with complete erosion of the cartilage over the metacarpal head. The medullary canal was opened using a 3-mm surgical burr ...

After the initial operation, 4 patients later required additional surgical intervention. One patient had carpal tunnel release 8 months later, 1 had fusion of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint 8 ...

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Data from high-quality studies are also sparse for treatment of the MCP joint of the thumb, although arthrodesis is a proven procedure (32). Tension-band arthrodesis is far more cost effective ...

Now, in a bid to find a better way of replacing MCP joints, doctors have grown replacements inside the hand itself. Those who developed the technique say it is the first time anyone has made a ...

Four operations, 2 of which were skin grafts, resulted in stiffness of all the fingers, with active motion of only 5° in all metacarpophalangeal joints and 20° in each distal interphalangeal joint.