PIP joint fusion as a finger-saving intervention
posted 4/25/07 in Scleroderma
Scleroderma may be associated with severe joint contracture or cold intolerance, digital ulceration/ischemia and Raynaud's phenomenon. Diffuse and limited cutaneous variants, and CREST sydrome--are different subtypes. Typically Systemic sclerosis with diffuse cutaneous involvement is associated with joint stiffness while the limited cutaneous involvment/CREST are associated with vascular problems.When I began...
