Arthritis is a disease of the joints, the area where two bones come together. Since there are 27 bones in the hand alone, arthritis can easily find a place to prosper and bring pain and discomfort to patients.
This issue of Hand Clinics has been divided into the following sections:: thumb basal joint arthritis, advanced disease, metacarpophalangeal joint arthritis, interphalangeal joint arthritis and finger CMC joint arthritis.