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2. Climber's finger - Wikipedia

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   Climber's finger is one of the most common climbing injuries within the sport of rock climbing, accounting for about 30% of finger injuries seen in climbers. [1] It is an overuse injury that usually manifests in a swollen middle or ring finger due to a damaged flexor tendon pulley , normally the A2 or A4 pulley.

3. Acquired hand deformity - Wikipedia

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   The attack on synovium results in chronic inflammation, causing the thickening and swelling of the synovium, thereby leading to the formation of an abnormal tissue layer known as pannus. [31] Over time, this process contributes to joint pain, cartilage damage, bone erosion, swelling, and stiffness. [32]

4. Dupuytren's contracture - Wikipedia

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   The most common finger to be affected is the ring finger; the thumb and index finger are much less often affected. [13] The disease begins in the palm and moves towards the fingers, with the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints affected before the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints. [ 14 ]

5. Why Your Fingers are Suddenly Swollen

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   Swelling can also signal something more serious; some people with psoriasis get psoriatic arthritis, which can cause finger swelling; people who have had lymph nodes removed can also have a ...

6. Carpal tunnel syndrome - Wikipedia

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   After fracture, the resulting swelling, bleeding, and deformity compress the median nerve. With rheumatoid arthritis, the enlarged synovial lining of the tendons causes compression. The main symptoms are pain in the hand, numbness, and tingling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and the thumb side of the ring finger. [1]

7. Tenosynovitis - Wikipedia

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   The earlier the condition is identified, the better the chance of getting full range of motion of the finger. However, finger stiffness, Boutonniere deformity, deep space infection, tendon necrosis, adhesions, persistent infection, and need for amputation of the finger can occur. Tendon adhesion and finger stiffness are caused by the violation ...

8. Heberden's node - Wikipedia

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   Heberden's nodes typically develop in middle age, beginning either with a chronic swelling of the affected joints or the sudden painful onset of redness, numbness, and loss of manual dexterity. This initial inflammation and pain eventually subsides, and the patient is left with a permanent bony outgrowth that often skews the fingertip sideways.

9. Psoriatic arthritis - Wikipedia

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   Pain, swelling, or stiffness in one or more joints is commonly present in psoriatic arthritis. [5] Psoriatic arthritis is inflammatory, and affected joints are generally red or warm to the touch. [5] Asymmetrical oligoarthritis, defined as inflammation affecting two to four joints during the first six months of disease, is present in 70% of ...