RHEUMATOID HAND

 


Features to note

Ulnar deviation of fingers
Subluxation of the finger MCPJ
Erosion of joint surfaces in MCPJ and carpus with destruction of joint architecture
Scapho-lunate disassociation and rotation of the scaphoid
Carpal collapse
Ulnar translocation and radial deviation of the carpus
Pseudocyst formation in the radius
Ulnar + variance


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