Claw hand deformity is when the fingers bend in to look like a claw. It has several potential causes with ulnar nerve injury being the most common cause. Claw hand deformity can affect all or some of ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) deformities are changes caused by the disease that can make the small joints of your hands and feet become disfigured. As a result, your fingers or toes may bend in an ...

Over time, this imbalance of the finger joints can result in the crooked “swan-neck” position. Rheumatoid arthritis can cause it. A swan-neck deformity can make it almost impossible to bend ...

This can lead to abnormal bone remodeling, resulting in bone spurs, joint deformity, pain, and the loss of joint mobility. The joints of the hand are commonly affected, often non-symmetrically but ...

Gen Zers are pointing the finger at their cellphones as the cause of a gripping new malady victims say contorts their pinkies. Nicknamed “phone pinky,” the syndrome refers to a bend ...

Haglund's deformity is a bony bump where your Achilles tendon attaches at the back of your heel bone. Also known as a "pump bump," it is usually caused by shoes repetitively rubbing against your heel.

A 75-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and multiple myeloma was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain. She had ...

Pediatric foot deformity is a term that includes a range of conditions that may affect the bones, tendons, and muscles of the foot. Among those most frequently treated at HSS are cavus foot, tarsal ...

The condition blew up on TikTok in recent weeks when bent-out-of-shape influencers began sharing and comparing their little fingers, sparking the viral trend, with over 163 million posts about it ...

The result can be joint pain, swelling, inflammation and loss of function. RA commonly affects the wrist and finger joints. RA usually affects the same joint on both sides of the body (both wrists or ...

Ltd., Tokyo, Japan). During HGS measurement, subjects who were experiencing functional limitations or discomfort, such as arm, hand, or finger deformities; fractures; recent hand/wrist surgery within ...