Finger polyarthritis / rheumatoid arthritis

Depending on the stage, swelling, deformation, pain and loss of function of the finger joints.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease of unknown cause.

Basic medication by a specialist rheumatologist, conservative therapies with occupational therapy and infiltrations, surgical removal of the inflamed synovial membrane (synovectomy) through to implantation of a finger joint prosthesis. For instabilities in the carpal region, partial stiffening with the spider plate has proven successful.

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