Functional Impairment of the Thumb in a Case of Hand Osteoarthritis: What Can Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Tell Us?
Osteoarthritis of the hand is common, frequently affecting postmenopausal women. Heberden's nodes are characteristic lesions. The present case is a 62 year old female having pain and functional impairment of her right thumb. She was examined by musculoskeletal ultrasound, which played a useful...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Ultrasound |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644115001009 |
| Summary: | Osteoarthritis of the hand is common, frequently affecting postmenopausal women. Heberden's nodes are characteristic lesions. The present case is a 62 year old female having pain and functional impairment of her right thumb. She was examined by musculoskeletal ultrasound, which played a useful role in diagnosing the cause of pain and functional impairment. |
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| ISSN: | 0929-6441 |