Osteoarthritis of the elbow occurs when the cartilage surface of the elbow is damaged or becomes worn. This can happen...
The hand and wrist have multiple small joints that work together to produce motion. This gives...
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease in which the cushioning cartilage that covers the bone surfaces at the joints begins to wear out. It may be caused by simple “wear and tear” on joints, or it may develop...
Rheumatoid arthritis affects the cells that line and normally lubricate the joints (synovial tissue). This is a
systemic condition...
In a normal joint, cartilage covers the end of the bones and serves as a shock absorber to allow smooth, pain-free movement...
The large joints in the hand at the base of each finger are known as the metacarpophalangeal (MP, or MCP) joints...
Arthritis affects millions of people in the United States. Often, arthritis strikes at the weightbearing joints of the body, such as...
First dorsal compartment tendonitis, more commonly known as de Quervain’s tendonitis or tenosynovitis after the...
Lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow, is a painful condition involving the tendons that attach to the bone on...
For most golfers, the hand and/or wrist is the 3rd most common body region injured, after the back and elbow.
ienbock’s disease, or avascular necrosis of the lunate, is a condition in which the lunate bone, one of eight small carpal bones in...