Which of your joints are painful and inflamed? Here is a list to help you learn more about the different joints involved in each of the different types of arthritis. Identifying the joints involved ...

“As a practicing podiatrist for 36 years, I have been dissatisfied with joint replacement implant options for my patients.” recalls Dr. Glenn C. Vitale, the inventor of the Accu-Joint.

If the MTP has become arthritic with limited motion then a shaving of the bunion or a corrective bony surgery will not work and the joint has to be re-aligned and fused to relieve the painful joint.

Severe deformity The procedure can also be used to treat severe bunion deformities with multiple lesser MTP joint deformities. “Fusion is indicated for severe deformity in elderly individuals ...

“In this study, the total direct cost for MTP joint arthrodesis was $3,632, whereas the total direct cost for synthetic hydrogel implant was $4,565,” Rothermel said in his presentation here.

To identify independent predictors of forefoot pain at the MTP joints in patients with PsA, the researchers compared 34 patients with confirmed PsA from rheumatology outpatient clinics with 22 ...