Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) manifests itself in several joints with significant peculiarities. Treating different joints for these manifestations is a very cumbersome task for the clinicians. This article provides a brief insight about RA manifestation in elbow joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease of the joint linings or synovia. As the joint lining swells, the joint space narrows.
Incidentally, the disease gradually destroys the bones and soft tissues. Usually, RA affects both elbows, as well other joints such as the hand, wrist, and shoulder. In elbow joints particularly, RA manifests itself in many ways, which includes Nodules and bursae Synovitis Progressive joint destruction Antecubital cysts Ulnar or, rarely posterior interosseous palsy In addition, it is to be noted that involvement of elbow in RA is rarely isolated. Hence, it is important to check the involvement of wrist…
