Occasionally it has proved advantageous to perform a capsulectomy of the metacarpophalangeal joints at the time of resurfacing, as described by Shaw and Payne, 6 which permits proper positioning ...

The CMC and MCP joints; the radial collateral ligament; the extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. Turns out there’s a lot going on in that digit.

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 ...

The primary outcome was the difference in change of erosion volume from baseline to weeks 24 and 48 at MCP joints 2-4 of the more severely affected hand or dominant hand if both hands were equally ...

As a result of the interference between this muscle and the MCP joint, the healing process becomes more complicated. Surgical repair is often necessary for this type of injury.

Arthroplasty Arthroplasty is usually used to repair your metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints where your fingers join your hand – aka your knuckles. Your surgeon will replace your damaged joint with ...

Inter-rater agreement was 0.85 (95% CI 0.66–0.94) for L-MCP and 0.81 (0.57, 0.92) for D-MCP. Main limitations: Evaluation of feasibility was performed only for distal thoracic limbs joints; no data ...

The distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint connects the bones at the tips of the fingers. People with arthritis may experience pain, stiffness, and swelling in this joint. However, home remedies and ...

The most commonly affected joints of the hands in RA are the MCP joints—the knuckles at the base of the fingers where they meet the hand. People with RA will have symmetrical symptoms (the same finger ...