Rheumatoid trigger wrist

Trigger Wrist

Trigger wrist is a relatively rare disease compared to trigger finger, which is the most common disorder found in hands. Patients with trigger wrist usually complain about the following symptoms: snapping and clicking or triggering around carpal tunnel with or without mild to moderate median neuropathy. There are a total of five cases of trigger wrist: three cases of anomalous muscle belly of f...

Wrist Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis

The wrist is the most commonly involved joint in the upper extremity of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Up to 75% of patients will develop wrist problems during the course of the disease. Cartilage degeneration and synovitis cause the typical skeletal erosions, ligamentous laxity, deformity, and tendon problems seen in the disease. Treatment involves a multidisciplinary approach with carefu...

Can immunisation trigger rheumatoid arthritis?

Arthroscopic synovectomy in rheumatoid arthritis of wrist.

The wrist is the most commonly involved region of the upper extremity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Because the wrist joint becomes involved early during the disease course and its involvement rapidly progresses, and because the disabilities associated with progressive RA are significant, early and adequate treatment must be introduced to prevent disease progression. Various treatment methods c...

Surgery for the rheumatoid wrist and hand.

Surgery for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand and wrist has improved the lot ofmany with this condition over the past several years, and there is no doubt that surgery can make an enormous difference to the course of the disease. Pain, deformity, poor function, and cosmesis are all indications for surgery. There are, however, many patients who are denied access to surgery who would benefit from it.