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Abnormality of upper limb joint

MedGen UID:
867029
•Concept ID:
C4021387
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the joints of the upper limbs
 
HPO: HP:0009810

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Comprehensive Arthroscopic Management of Shoulder Arthritis.
Arner JW, Ruzbarsky JJ, Millett PJ
Arthroscopy 2022 Apr;38(4):1035-1036. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.01.033. PMID: 35369910
Clinical practice guideline for the management of paediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Yiu EM, Bray P, Baets J, Baker SK, Barisic N, de Valle K, Estilow T, Farrar MA, Finkel RS, Haberlová J, Kennedy RA, Moroni I, Nicholson GA, Ramchandren S, Reilly MM, Rose K, Shy ME, Siskind CE, Yum SW, Menezes MP, Ryan MM, Burns J
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2022 May;93(5):530-538. Epub 2022 Feb 9 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2021-328483. PMID: 35140138
Inherited Arterial Calcification Syndromes: Etiologies and Treatment Concepts.
Nitschke Y, Rutsch F
Curr Osteoporos Rep 2017 Aug;15(4):255-270. doi: 10.1007/s11914-017-0370-3. PMID: 28585220

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Injuries Associated with Crutch Use: A Narrative Review.
Manocha RHK, MacGillivray MK, Eshraghi M, Sawatzky BJ
PM R 2021 Oct;13(10):1176-1192. Epub 2020 Dec 8 doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12514. PMID: 33094912
Comprehensive corrective exercise program improves alignment, muscle activation and movement pattern of men with upper crossed syndrome: randomized controlled trial.
Seidi F, Bayattork M, Minoonejad H, Andersen LL, Page P
Sci Rep 2020 Nov 26;10(1):20688. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-77571-4. PMID: 33244045Free PMC Article
Polydactyly, postaxial, type B.
Holmes LB, Nasri H, Hunt AT, Toufaily MH, Westgate MN
Birth Defects Res 2018 Jan;110(2):134-141. doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1184. PMID: 29377639
Shoulder muscle activity and function in common shoulder rehabilitation exercises.
Escamilla RF, Yamashiro K, Paulos L, Andrews JR
Sports Med 2009;39(8):663-85. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200939080-00004. PMID: 19769415
Ulnar dysmelia.
Ogden JA, Watson HK, Bohne W
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1976 Jun;58(4):467-75. PMID: 818089

Diagnosis

Nerve Imaging in the Wrist.
Daniels SP, De Tolla JE, Azad A, Petchprapa CN
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2022 Apr;26(2):140-152. Epub 2022 May 24 doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1742393. PMID: 35609575
Congenital Radioulnar Synostosis.
Rutkowski PT, Samora JB
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2021 Jul 1;29(13):563-570. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-01133. PMID: 33826558
Amyoplasia and distal arthrogryposis.
Griffet J, Dieterich K, Bourg V, Bourgeois E
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2021 Feb;107(1S):102781. Epub 2020 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2020.102781. PMID: 33321243
Biomechanical Factors in Stability of the Forearm.
Orbay JL, Cambo RA
Hand Clin 2020 Nov;36(4):407-415. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2020.06.001. PMID: 33040953
Radial longitudinal deficiency.
Maschke SD, Seitz W, Lawton J
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2007 Jan;15(1):41-52. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200701000-00005. PMID: 17213381

Therapy

Meta-analysis of the Efficacy of the Anatomical Center and High Hip Center Techniques in the Treatment of Adult Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.
Wu C, Shu G, Xie X, Yuan X, Chen S
Biomed Res Int 2022;2022:7256664. Epub 2022 Aug 30 doi: 10.1155/2022/7256664. PMID: 36082152Free PMC Article
Comprehensive corrective exercise program improves alignment, muscle activation and movement pattern of men with upper crossed syndrome: randomized controlled trial.
Seidi F, Bayattork M, Minoonejad H, Andersen LL, Page P
Sci Rep 2020 Nov 26;10(1):20688. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-77571-4. PMID: 33244045Free PMC Article
Articular reductions - how close is close enough? A narrative review.
Sniderman J, Henry P
Injury 2020 May;51 Suppl 2:S77-S82. Epub 2019 Oct 26 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2019.10.083. PMID: 31711651
Impact of carpal tunnel syndrome on ulnar nerve at wrist: Systematic review.
Ginanneschi F, Mondelli M, Cioncoloni D, Rossi A
J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2018 Jun;40:32-38. Epub 2018 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2018.03.004. PMID: 29587171
It's time to change perspective! New diagnostic tools for lateral elbow pain.
Arrigoni P, Cucchi D, Menon A, Randelli P
Musculoskelet Surg 2017 Dec;101(Suppl 2):175-179. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1007/s12306-017-0486-8. PMID: 28770509

Prognosis

Differentiating Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis of the Hand: Multimodality Imaging Characteristics.
Shiraishi M, Fukuda T, Igarashi T, Tokashiki T, Kayama R, Ojiri H
Radiographics 2020 Sep-Oct;40(5):1339-1354. Epub 2020 Jul 31 doi: 10.1148/rg.2020200029. PMID: 32735474
Neurophysiology of gait.
Serrao M, Ranavolo A, Casali C
Handb Clin Neurol 2018;154:299-303. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63956-1.00018-7. PMID: 29903447
It's time to change perspective! New diagnostic tools for lateral elbow pain.
Arrigoni P, Cucchi D, Menon A, Randelli P
Musculoskelet Surg 2017 Dec;101(Suppl 2):175-179. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1007/s12306-017-0486-8. PMID: 28770509
The painful shoulder.
Bland JH, Merrit JA, Boushey DR
Semin Arthritis Rheum 1977 Aug;7(1):21-47. doi: 10.1016/s0049-0172(77)80003-6. PMID: 71760
Ulnar dysmelia.
Ogden JA, Watson HK, Bohne W
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1976 Jun;58(4):467-75. PMID: 818089

Clinical prediction guides

Congenital Radioulnar Synostosis.
Rutkowski PT, Samora JB
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2021 Jul 1;29(13):563-570. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-01133. PMID: 33826558
The Beighton Score as a measure of generalised joint hypermobility.
Malek S, Reinhold EJ, Pearce GS
Rheumatol Int 2021 Oct;41(10):1707-1716. Epub 2021 Mar 18 doi: 10.1007/s00296-021-04832-4. PMID: 33738549Free PMC Article
Comprehensive corrective exercise program improves alignment, muscle activation and movement pattern of men with upper crossed syndrome: randomized controlled trial.
Seidi F, Bayattork M, Minoonejad H, Andersen LL, Page P
Sci Rep 2020 Nov 26;10(1):20688. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-77571-4. PMID: 33244045Free PMC Article
It's time to change perspective! New diagnostic tools for lateral elbow pain.
Arrigoni P, Cucchi D, Menon A, Randelli P
Musculoskelet Surg 2017 Dec;101(Suppl 2):175-179. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1007/s12306-017-0486-8. PMID: 28770509
The painful shoulder.
Bland JH, Merrit JA, Boushey DR
Semin Arthritis Rheum 1977 Aug;7(1):21-47. doi: 10.1016/s0049-0172(77)80003-6. PMID: 71760

Recent systematic reviews

Transcatheter arterial embolisation for the relief of shoulder and elbow chronic joint pain refractory to conventional treatment: Systematic review.
Aly M, Fashina C, Hagiga A, Hafez A, Di Mascio L
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2023 Oct;67(7):756-768. Epub 2023 Oct 9 doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13590. PMID: 37814448
Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review of Cellular, Molecular, and Metabolic Findings.
Jump CM, Duke K, Malik RA, Charalambous CP
JBJS Rev 2021 Jan 26;9(1):e19.00153. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.19.00153. PMID: 33512972
Impact of carpal tunnel syndrome on ulnar nerve at wrist: Systematic review.
Ginanneschi F, Mondelli M, Cioncoloni D, Rossi A
J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2018 Jun;40:32-38. Epub 2018 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2018.03.004. PMID: 29587171
The prevalence of the extensor indicis tendon and its variants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yammine K
Surg Radiol Anat 2015 Apr;37(3):247-54. Epub 2014 Aug 6 doi: 10.1007/s00276-014-1352-0. PMID: 25096501
The prevalence of the extensor digitorum communis tendon and its insertion variants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yammine K
Clin Anat 2014 Nov;27(8):1284-90. Epub 2014 Jun 23 doi: 10.1002/ca.22429. PMID: 24953717

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