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    Can anything be done about deformed fingers due to osteo-arthritis?

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    64 yo with pain & deformity-what can I do about it?
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    Dr Simon Chan

    Hand Surgeon, Orthopaedic Surgeon

    Dr Chan obtained his medical degree from the University of Sydney. In 1998, he was awarded the Zimmer Research Fellowship at the Jo Miller Laboratory … View Profile

    Articular cartilage is the tissue that makes our joints move so well. Unfortunately, it has almost no healing capacity. Loss of articular cartilage results in osteoarthritis. Once this happens, we have no reliable way of replacing the cartilage. All our treatments for osteoarthritis involve treating the symptoms of osteoarthritis. These symptoms are usually pain, stiffness and loss of function. Deformity is another symptom.

    Our treatments range from “benign neglect”, avoiding aggrevating activities, physiotherapy, simple pain killers, corticosteroid injections, strong pain killers, and operations.

    Your treatment will depend on your symptom profile, your function profile and which joints are affected. Please see a hand therapist or hand surgeon to tailor your treatment.

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