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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

Non-operative management of shoulder osteoarthritis: Current concepts.
Yamamoto N, Szymski D, Voss A, Ishikawa H, Muraki T, Cunha RA, Ejnisman B, Noack J, McCarty E, Mulcahey MK, Itoi E
J ISAKOS 2023 Oct;8(5):289-295. Epub 2023 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2023.06.002. PMID: 37321293
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
The child with terminal transverse partial hemimelia: a review of the literature on prosthetic management.
Sypniewski BL
Artif Limbs 1972 Spring;16(1):20-50. PMID: 4567370

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Imaging pediatric sports injuries: upper extremity.
Davis KW
Radiol Clin North Am 2010 Nov;48(6):1199-211. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2010.07.020. PMID: 21094406
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
Macrodactyly.
Kotwal PP, Farooque M
J Bone Joint Surg Br 1998 Jul;80(4):651-3. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.80b4.8489. PMID: 9699830
Radial ray deficiency.
Tsuyuguchi Y, Yukioka M, Kawabata H, Kawai H, Ono K
J Pediatr Orthop 1987 Nov-Dec;7(6):699-704. PMID: 3429657
Larsen's syndrome;
Robertson FW, Kozlowski K, Middleton RW
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1975 Jan;14(1):53-60. doi: 10.1177/000992287501400106. PMID: 1112073

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
Elbow Imaging: Variants and Asymptomatic Findings.
Antil N, Stevens KJ, Lutz AM
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2021 Aug;25(4):546-557. Epub 2021 Oct 27 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1729960. PMID: 34706384
Allelic heterogeneity of Proteus syndrome.
Buser A, Lindhurst MJ, Kondolf HC, Yourick MR, Keppler-Noreuil KM, Sapp JC, Biesecker LG
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2020 Jun;6(3) Epub 2020 Jun 12 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a005181. PMID: 32327430Free PMC Article
Imaging of snapping phenomena.
Guillin R, Marchand AJ, Roux A, Niederberger E, Duvauferrier R
Br J Radiol 2012 Oct;85(1018):1343-53. Epub 2012 Jun 27 doi: 10.1259/bjr/52009417. PMID: 22744321Free PMC Article
MRI of the wrist.
Steinbach LS, Smith DK
Clin Imaging 2000 Sep-Oct;24(5):298-322. doi: 10.1016/s0899-7071(00)00218-7. PMID: 11331161

Therapy

Non-operative management of shoulder osteoarthritis: Current concepts.
Yamamoto N, Szymski D, Voss A, Ishikawa H, Muraki T, Cunha RA, Ejnisman B, Noack J, McCarty E, Mulcahey MK, Itoi E
J ISAKOS 2023 Oct;8(5):289-295. Epub 2023 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2023.06.002. PMID: 37321293
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
Sports Injury or Venous Thrombosis?
Alva H, Goyeneche N, Fletcher M, Warrier R
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2019 Aug;58(9):1042-1044. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.1177/0009922819850468. PMID: 31142136
A traumatic wrist injury.
Beak P, Umarji S
BMJ 2018 Jun 28;361:k2574. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2574. PMID: 29954734
Evalulation of thalidomide children.
Ruffing L
Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser 1977;13(1):287-300. PMID: 856326

Prognosis

Solitary extensor tendon in the third compartment has a companion: variant course of extensor pollicis brevis in third extensor compartment.
Rangarajan A, Bhaskara KG
Surg Radiol Anat 2023 Apr;45(4):491-493. Epub 2023 Feb 23 doi: 10.1007/s00276-023-03110-1. PMID: 36821053
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
Cleft hand in Kabuki make-up syndrome: case report.
Huh JK, Chung MS, Baek GH, Oh JH, Lee YH, Gong HS
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Apr;36(4):653-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.12.033. PMID: 21411242
Macrodactyly.
Kotwal PP, Farooque M
J Bone Joint Surg Br 1998 Jul;80(4):651-3. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.80b4.8489. PMID: 9699830
Hip pathology in the trichorhinophalangeal syndrome.
Dunbar JD, Sussman MD, Aiona MD
J Pediatr Orthop 1995 May-Jun;15(3):381-5. doi: 10.1097/01241398-199505000-00023. PMID: 7790499

Clinical prediction guides

Elbow Imaging: Variants and Asymptomatic Findings.
Antil N, Stevens KJ, Lutz AM
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2021 Aug;25(4):546-557. Epub 2021 Oct 27 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1729960. PMID: 34706384
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
Bilateral magnetic resonance imaging findings in individuals with unilateral shoulder pain.
Barreto RPG, Braman JP, Ludewig PM, Ribeiro LP, Camargo PR
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2019 Sep;28(9):1699-1706. Epub 2019 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.04.001. PMID: 31279721
Imaging pediatric sports injuries: upper extremity.
Davis KW
Radiol Clin North Am 2010 Nov;48(6):1199-211. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2010.07.020. PMID: 21094406

Recent systematic reviews

Shoulder ultrasound imaging in the post-stroke population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lin TY, Shen PC, Chang KV, Wu WT, Özçakar L
J Rehabil Med 2023 Aug 21;55:jrm13432. doi: 10.2340/jrm.v55.13432. PMID: 37615388Free PMC Article
How Is Scaphoid Malunion Defined: A Systematic Review.
Xiao M, Welch JM, Cohen SA, Kamal RN, Shapiro LM
Hand (N Y) 2023 Mar;18(2_suppl):38S-45S. Epub 2021 Sep 5 doi: 10.1177/15589447211038678. PMID: 34486427Free PMC Article
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

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