Prosthetic arthroplasty of the proximal interphalangeal joint has been generally limited to silicone devices for approximately 40 years. Although silicone proximal interphalangeal arthroplasty can be ...

Hyperextensibility of the proximal interphalangeal joints was noted in 3 males and 6 females in 3 generations of a Japanese family. The proposita, a 14-year-old girl, had hyperextensible proximal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Arthroplasty is an established treatment for proximal interphalangeal joint arthritis, but pyrolytic carbon ...

One day, Kathy, a 62-year-old accountant, found herself staring at her hands. The second joint (PIP or proximal interphalangeal joint) on her right index and four first joints (DIP or distal ...

There is reason to believe that the joint disease is a manifestation of the sarcoidosis and that it occurs more frequently than has been recognized in the past. It has been confused at times with both ...

A 58-year-old woman was admitted to our rheumatology ward for evaluation and treatment of seronegative polyarthritis. She had a three-year history of peripheral symmetric arthritis involving her ...

The L. family has lived in Massachusetts for several generations on the paternal side. The mother was born in Massachusetts; her parents came from Canada, and 2 of her grandparents were English.

Mucous cysts are pseudocysts (cystic structures lacking a true lining) that usually appear on the middle or index finger of the dominant hand; toe involvement is uncommon. Although most mucous cysts ...