Substantial improvements in ultrasound technology and expanded use of it have necessitated an update of the 2012 ...

According to a 2018 review of treatment approaches for rheumatoid arthritis, the type of surgery a person has may depend on their individual needs and disease progression. Doctors may use the ...

Joint destruction is progressive and ... However, classical rheumatoid hand deformities of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP), metacarpophalangeal (MCP), and wrist are less likely to be involved.

This ratio has proven its usefulness in the evaluation of the level of severity as well as progression of disease. It also ...

Methods 1130 joints (unilateral metacarpophalangeal 2–5, wrist and metatarsophalangeal ... and tenosynovitis according to Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scoring System ...

Conditions like arthritis require diligent care to slow or stop progressive joint damage ... joint (where the thumb's ...

Conditions like arthritis require diligent care to slow or stop progressive joint damage ... The carpometacarpal (CMC) joint (where the thumb's metacarpal bone meets the wrist) has a uniquely shaped ...

or rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the recently established ACR/EULAR CPPD classification criteria, calcification and OA features of the wrist and hand joints are substantial features. Objectives: To ...

Microbial diversity in the gut of people with rheumatoid arthritis is significantly reduced compared to that of the healthy individual, a new study shows.

University of Leeds-led research has identified specific changes in the gut microbiome of individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis, potentially discovering disease onset mechanisms.

Researchers employed analysis tools and machine learning algorithms to identify two genes linked to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis that could serve as diagnostic tools and potential targets for ...