Arthrosis of the Hands

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Arthrosis of the hands is a chronic inflammatory condition, which is characterized by the progressive and inexorable degeneration of the cartilage belonging to the joints of the fingers.

Also known as hand osteoarthritis, hand osteoarthritis is a more common disease among older people, women, past victims of hand trauma and obese people.
The most common sites of arthrosis of the hands are: the wrist, the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb, the proximal interphalangeal joints and the distal interphalangeal joints.
The typical symptoms and signs of arthrosis in the hands include: joint stiffness, pain, swelling, reduced joint mobility and Heberden's nodules.
Arthrosis of the hands is a condition for which there are only symptomatic remedies.