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Rheumatoid Wrist and Hand

Volume 8 | Issue 1 | Jan – Feb 2020 | Page: 34-38  | Ashwath Madhusudan Acharya, Anil Keshavamurthy Bhat


Authors: Ashwath Madhusudan Acharya [1], Anil Keshavamurthy Bhat [1]

[1] Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Karnataka.India.

Address of Correspondence
Dr. Anil Keshavamurthy Bhat,
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Karnataka.India.
E-mail:anilbhatortho@gmail.com


Abstract

Rheumatoid Hand disorders continues to be a major disability for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The evolution of complex deformities, its diagnosis and management remains a challenge to most of the surgeons. This is an appraisal on the different options available at various stages of the disease.
Keywords: Rheumatoid hand, Button hole and Swan neck deformity, Synovitis, Tenosynovitis


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How to Cite this article: Acharya A M, Bhat A K | Rheumatoid Wrist and Hand | Journal Of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association | Jan-Feb 2020; 8(1): 34-38.

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