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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
Prenatal diagnosis and treatment of congenital differences of the hand and upper limb.
Bae DS, Barnewolt CE, Jennings RW
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2009 Jul;91 Suppl 4:31-9. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00072. PMID: 19571065

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Home-based exercise therapy for treating shoulder instability in patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome/hypermobility spectrum disorders. A randomized trial.
Spanhove V, De Wandele I, Malfait F, Calders P, Cools A
Disabil Rehabil 2023 Jun;45(11):1811-1821. Epub 2022 May 24 doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2076932. PMID: 35609204
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
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

Diagnosis

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
Missed Pediatric Monteggia Fractures.
Hubbard J, Chauhan A, Fitzgerald R, Abrams R, Mubarak S, Sangimino M
JBJS Rev 2018 Jun;6(6):e2. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.17.00116. PMID: 29870420
Introduction: the science and the surgery of congenital upper-limb malformations.
James MA, Armstrong PF
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2009 Jul;91 Suppl 4:1-2. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00434. PMID: 19571061
Upper-extremity congenital anomalies.
Kozin SH
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003 Aug;85(8):1564-76. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200308000-00021. PMID: 12925640
Homocystinuria. A report of two cases and review of the literature.
Beals RK
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1969 Dec;51(8):1564-72. PMID: 4901854

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
Home-based exercise therapy for treating shoulder instability in patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome/hypermobility spectrum disorders. A randomized trial.
Spanhove V, De Wandele I, Malfait F, Calders P, Cools A
Disabil Rehabil 2023 Jun;45(11):1811-1821. Epub 2022 May 24 doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2076932. PMID: 35609204
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
A traumatic wrist injury.
Beak P, Umarji S
BMJ 2018 Jun 28;361:k2574. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2574. PMID: 29954734

Prognosis

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
Treatment of congenital differences of the upper extremity: therapist's commentary.
Fuller M
J Hand Ther 1999 Apr-Jun;12(2):174-7. doi: 10.1016/s0894-1130(99)80021-0. PMID: 10365710
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
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
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
Anatomical variations in the first dorsal compartment of the wrist: meta-analysis.
Bonczar M, Walocha J, Pasternak A, Depukat P, Dziedzic M, Ostrowski P, Bonczar T, Warchoł Ł, Koziej M
Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2023;82(4):766-776. Epub 2022 Sep 27 doi: 10.5603/FM.a2022.0081. PMID: 36165900
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
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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