Carpal ankylosis in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Forty‐seven of 100 consecutive juvenile rheumatoid arthritis patients with wrist arthritis were found to have ankylosis at the carpal joints. This finding was significantly more frequent in juvenile than in adult rheumatoid arthritis patients. The carpometacarpal wrist segment was the most frequentl...

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Published in:Arthritis and rheumatism 1980-11, Vol.23 (11), p.1251-1255
Main Authors: Maldonado‐Cocco, José A., García‐Morteo, Osvaldo, Spindler, Alberto J., Hübscher, OSVALDO, Gagliardi, Susana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Ankylosis - complications
Ankylosis - diagnostic imaging
Arthritis, Juvenile - complications
Arthritis, Juvenile - diagnosis
Arthritis, Juvenile - diagnostic imaging
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Radiography
Wrist Joint - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Forty‐seven of 100 consecutive juvenile rheumatoid arthritis patients with wrist arthritis were found to have ankylosis at the carpal joints. This finding was significantly more frequent in juvenile than in adult rheumatoid arthritis patients. The carpometacarpal wrist segment was the most frequently ankylosed. Ankylosis was not related to any particular feature of the disease, but disease duration was longer in patients with ankylosis. A significant association was found between carpal ankylosis and cervical apophyseal joint fusion.
ISSN:0004-3591
1529-0131
DOI:10.1002/art.1780231104