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In patients with rheumatoid arthritis who undertake the strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand exercise program, exercises aimed at improving grip strength are important components of the exercise program and mediate its effects, according to recent findings.

In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, silicone metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty provided benefits that were sustained for up to 7 years and had low rates of implant fracture or deformity, according to recently published results

The pooled data showed that patients with insulin-dependent diabetes and patients with non insulin-dependent diabetes had worse prognoses after cortic...

Recently published results showed fever and an elevated serum white blood cell count were associated with the diagnosis of septic arthritis of the wrist

In patients with ankylosing spondylitis, low-dose CT of the whole spine delivered greater sensitivity than imaging with conventional radiographs, according to a study presented at the EULAR Annual Congress.

For children and young adults with tethered cord syndrome, investigators of this study found spinal column shortening was a safe and efficient alternative treatment to untethering the spinal cord

Depression linked with worse subjective outcomes after epidural steroid injection for spinal pathology

Results from this study indicated patient satisfaction after lumbar spine surgery was predicted by preoperative diagnosis.

Investigators developed a model that used baseline radiographic, demographic and surgical factors to predict major intraoperative or perioperative complications after surgery for adult spinal deformity

How the acetabular cup is positioned during total hip arthroplasty (THA), especially in cases of a degenerative or aging spine, can make a difference in whether patients will develop corresponding spine pain or have the resolution of existing pain, according to sources who spoke with Orthopedics To...