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...
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-...
In rheumatoid arthritis, different immune cells such as lymphocytes, plasma cells and macrophages infiltrate the synovial lining. A type of lymphocyte known as a CD4+ T-lymphocyte is one of the main cells that are responsible for the disease process in rheumatoid arthritis. It stimulates other imm...
Hang LW, Liang SJ, et al. Risk of obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2016;6(11):e013151. Published 2016 Nov 28. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013151a treatable condition that causes snoring, affects the...
Rheumatoid arthritis, chronic, often progressive disease in which inflammatory changes occur throughout the connective tissues of the body. Chronic inflammation of synovial membranes irreversibly damages joint cartilage. Learn more about the symptoms, pr
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 ...
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 immun...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment | Treatment for Arthritis in Knees Description: Arthritis Treatment-Arthritis means joint inflammation,it is the swelling and tenderness of one or more of your joints, which typically worsen with age. Talk to expert doctors now. Book An Appointment Fo...
While osteoarthritis is the erosion of, or damage to the cartilage through wear and tear, rheumatoid arthritis “is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the joints. RA usually occurs in a symmetrical pattern, affecting both hands, knees, ankles, feet, hips, elbows, ...