Abstract
The major sites of osteoarthritic involvement in the hands and wrists are the trapeziometacarpal joint of the first ray and the distal inter-phalangeal joints especially those of the index and middle fingers.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Gilula LA, Yin Y (1996) Imaging of the wrist and hand. W. B.Saunders Company, Philadelphia pp 253–255
Keen HI, Wakefield RJ, Grainger AJ, Hensor EM, Emery P, Conaghan PG (2008) An ultrasonographic study of osteoarthritis of the hand: synovitis and its relationship to structural pathology and symptoms. Arthritis Rheum 15:1756–1763
Oneson SR, Scales LM, Erickson SJ, Timins ME (1996) MR imaging of the painful wrist. Radiographics 16(5):997–1008
Lawrence JS, Bremner JM, Bier F (1966) Osteoarthrosis prevalence in the population and relationship between symptoms and x-ray changes. Ann Rheum Dis 25:1–24
Morvan G, Brasseur J, Sans N (2005) Superficial US of superficial bones. J Radiol 86(12 Pt 2):1892–1903
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Draghi, F. (2014). Osteoarthritis. In: Ultrasonography of the Upper Extremity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02162-1_16
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02162-1_16
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-02161-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-02162-1
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)