Treatment of osteoarthritis in the hand and wrist. Nonoperative treatment.
Osteoarthritis should initially be treated conservatively with the use of oral medication, intra-articular steroid injections, hand therapy, and splinting. The reduction of pain and the resultant increase in function to the patient are the ultimate goals of this treatment.
Palmieri
T J
TJ
State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Grand
F M
FM
Hay
E L
EL
Burke
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D013165:Splints; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014955:Wrist Joint
D001623:Betamethasone; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide; C005900:triamcinolone hexacetonide