Cracking knuckles doesn't cause arthritis, studies show. Understand the biomechanics and potential effects on joint health in ...

Rheumatoid arthritis causes chronic inflammation of the MCP joints ... known as pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS). In PVNS, the tissue lining your joints and tendons (synovium) grows ...

ultrasonography and MRI detected a reduction in synovitis to 52% and 41%, respectively (both P <0.001). Overall, MRI seemed to be most effective at evaluating metacarpophalangeal joints ...

A new study has now shown that PMR is mainly a synovitis of the large joints. The study included 35 patients with isolated PMR. Patients received methylprednisolone 12 mg/day, which was tapered ...