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All articles tagged: Primary osteoarthritis, left hand (M19.042)

HealthDay 30 November at 04.45 PM

Patients Report Positive Outcomes for Nonsurgical Treatment of Thumb OA

At five years, patients report positive outcomes for nonsurgical treatment of thumb carpometacarpal (CMC-1) osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study published online Oct. 30 in the  Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.Lisa M. J. Esteban Lopez, from Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and colleagues investigated pat

HealthDay 06 November at 04.52 PM

Methotrexate Reduces Pain in Hand Osteoarthritis With Synovitis

For patients with hand osteoarthritis and synovitis, methotrexate has a potentially clinically meaningful effect on reducing pain, with no increase in adverse events, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in The Lancet.Yuanyuan Wang, Ph.D., from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues conducted a randomized, pla