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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
Management of posttraumatic radioulnar synostosis.
Bergeron SG, Desy NM, Bernstein M, Harvey EJ
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2012 Jul;20(7):450-8. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-20-07-450. PMID: 22751164

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
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
Craniofrontonasal dysplasia.
Kapusta L, Brunner HG, Hamel BC
Eur J Pediatr 1992 Nov;151(11):837-41. doi: 10.1007/BF01957936. PMID: 1468459
Ulnar dysmelia.
Ogden JA, Watson HK, Bohne W
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1976 Jun;58(4):467-75. PMID: 818089

Diagnosis

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
Osteomyelitis variolosa.
Andrews MA, Jayan KG
Rheumatol Int 2011 Sep;31(9):1231-3. Epub 2009 Dec 12 doi: 10.1007/s00296-009-1272-1. PMID: 20012626
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
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

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
Prenatal effects of alcohol.
Abel EL
Drug Alcohol Depend 1984 Sep;14(1):1-10. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(84)90012-7. PMID: 6386408

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
Scapholunate dissociation.
Atkinson LS, Baxley EG
Am Fam Physician 1994 Jun;49(8):1845-50. PMID: 8203322
Craniofrontonasal dysplasia.
Kapusta L, Brunner HG, Hamel BC
Eur J Pediatr 1992 Nov;151(11):837-41. doi: 10.1007/BF01957936. PMID: 1468459
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
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

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
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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