Arthritis is any disorders that affects joint. It can cause pain and inflammation. Rheumatoid arthritis is the second most common type of arthritis. The joints most commonly affected are the wrists, hands, knees, ankles and feet. It typic...
Rheumatoid arthritis affects everyone a little differently, so signs and symptoms vary from person to person. SeeHow Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Causes Fatigue Physical Conditions Linked to RA People who develop rheumatoid arthritis are at greater risk for developing certain other physical medical condition...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. It usually presents as bilateral symmetric polyarthritis (synovitis) that affects the hands and feet (see the image below). Any joint lined by a synovial membrane may be affected, however, and extra-articular...
Our case report is 41 years old, Indian lady who presented to our primary health care centre complaining of multiple small hand joints pain, both elbows and knees pain with swelling of them and prolonged morning stiffness, diagnosed seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (arthritis, positive ...
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Rheumatoid arthritisis the most prominent member of the polyarticular forms of inflammatory arthritis. Most patients with rheumatoid arthritis have a symmetric arthritis that involves the small joints of the hands andwrists. The disease may also affect the joints of thefeet,ankles,knees, hips, elbows...
Survival of the AGC total knee arthroplasty is similar for arthrosis and rheumatoid arthritis. The Finnish Arthroplasty Register report on 8,467 operations carried out between 1985 and 1999. Acta Orthop. 2005;76:85–8. Article PubMed Google Scholar Yamanaka H, et al. Clinical results of hi-...
Rheumatoid arthritis is sometimes commonly differentiated as ‘joint arthritis‘ from osteoarthritis which is referred to as ‘bone on bone arthritis‘. However, this should not detract from the fact that rheumatoid arthritis eventually results in erosion of the joint cartilage, damage of the bone ...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Overview Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that typically affects the small joints in your hands, feet, wrists, elbows, knees, and ankles. It usually affects joints on both sides of the body. RA is an autoimmune disorder; it occurs when your ...
Knees Wrists Elbows, hips and shoulders are less commonly affected. With the right treatment, you should be able to continue to enjoy life with your symptoms mostly under control. Rheumatoid arthritis doesn’t usually run in families and can affect anyone. It is the second most common type ...