Correspondence to Professor Leonardo Punzi; [email protected] Osteoarthritis (OA), a disease that mainly targets cartilage, also affects ligaments, the subchondral bone and synovium, and, according to recent definitions, it is a disease of the joint as an organ. Its most characteristic radiographic features are joint space narrowing, bone sclerosis and osteophytes; bone erosions, and in particu...

Aluminium is a non ferrous corrosive resistance metal mainly used in automotive coolers, inter coolers and radiators. They are the part of automobile vehicles made from aluminium alloys. The joints this application created by fusion welding process specifically Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Pulsed current TIG (PCTIG) process. working temperature range different radiators 20° C to 300° pressure range...

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a rare nonhereditary congenital form of localised gigantism usually involving the 2nd or 3rd digit of the hand or foot. Pathologically an increase in adipose tissue involving subcutaneous tissue periosteum and bone marrow is present. Typical clinical andradiological appearances are described in this case report. Case Report A 36-year-old female presented with enlar...

The neural mechanisms underlying the sense of joint position and movement remain controversial. While cutaneous receptors are known to contribute to kinesthesia for the fingers, the present experiments test the hypothesis that they contribute at other major joints. Illusory movements were evoked at the interphalangeal (IP) joints of the index finger, the elbow, and the knee by stimulation of po...

DESCRIPTION A 71-year-old right-hand-dominant retired man complains of inability to straighten the thumb, middle finger, and small finger of his left hand. This symptom has been progressively worsening over the past 2 or 3 years. On examination, the 3 affected digits cannot be fully extended, either passively or actively. There is a thick band of fibrous tissue tethering each digit in its contr...

There is rare studies with regard to sesamoid bone variations of the hand in addition to its prevalence and distribution. This study aims to assess both the prevalence and variation of sesamoid bones of the hand. A retrospective review of posteroanterior (PA) and oblique radiographs of 436 left and 414 right hands of 850 adult patients obtained from four hospitals was performed. All X-ray films...

The purpose of this study was to examine the plain anteroposterior radiographs of the hands in Turkish subjects in order to determine the prevalence of sesamoid bones and their distribution. A total of 923 hand radiographs from 459 men and 464 women with a mean age of 43.76±14.8 years (range, 18-85 years) were examined. Two sesamoid bones (ulnar and radial) were always present at the metacarpop...

OBJECTIVE To investigate patterns of osteoarthritis (OA) progression within hand joints and the relationship between hand OA progression and progression of OA at the knee. METHODS Radiographic progression over 6 years, defined as change in osteophytes or joint space narrowing above the smallest detectable change, was assessed on hand and knee radiographs of 236 hand OA patients participating ...

OBJECTIVES SUBJECTS with rheumatoid factor positive inflammatory polyarthritis (IP) are known to have increased mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD). A study was undertaken to examine the risk and baseline predictors of admission with CVD in patients with recent-onset IP. METHODS Subjects are recruited by the Norfolk Arthritis Register if they present to primary or secondary care wi...