Functional Impairment of the Thumb in a Case of Hand Osteoarthritis: What Can Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Tell Us?

Publication date: Available online 25 January 2016 Source:Journal of Medical Ultrasound Author(s): Abdallah El-Sayed Allam, Adham Aboul Fotouh Khalil, Ahmed Negm, Basma Aly Eltawab, Ke-Vin Chang 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.
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - Category: Radiology Source Type: research