Does knuckle cracking lead to arthritis of the fingers?

Unger, Donald L.

doi:10.1002/1529-0131(199805)41:5<949::aid-art36>3.0.co;2-3

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“…After 50 years, the knuckles on the left were cracked at least 36,500 times, while those on the right cracked rarely and spontaneously. There was no arthritis in either hand, and no apparent differences between the 2 hands after 50 years 5 .…”

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Cracking the Cracked Knuckle: A Medical Student’s Take

Gaetano¹

2009

J Rheumatol

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Cracking the Cracked Knuckle: A Medical Student’s Take

Gaetano¹

2009

J Rheumatol

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“…Although the study involved only one subject, the author, it was sufficiently thought-provoking and highlighted the difficulty of considering longitudinal studies in addressing such a clinical question [5,6]. On the other hand, further useful information may be obtained from additional observational investigations, as was done in the present article.…”

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CORR Insights®: “Knuckle Cracking”: Can Blinded Observers Detect Changes with Physical Examination and Sonography?

Ebramzadeh

2017

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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“…Interestingly, a physician cracked the MP joints of his left hand twice a day for 50 years with his right hand served as control (Unger, ). There were no signs of arthritis or other deformities of the hands at the end of the study.…”

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Let's get a hand on this: Review of the clinical anatomy of “knuckle cracking”

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Knuckle cracking refers to the characteristic sound produced when joints are moved or distracted, and there is considerable interest in the mechanism and the clinical associations of knuckle cracking. Different mechanisms for knuckle cracking have been proposed over a century, and some have speculated that it can lead to deleterious effects on the joints. Herein, we review the literature on the mechanism and clinical associations of knuckle cracking. There is agreement in the literature regarding the formation of a bubble as part of the mechanism of knuckle cracking; however, the process by which the bubble is formed and the source of the cracking sound is not clear. The evidence for the association of knuckle cracking and osteoarthritis comes mainly from observational studies that have failed to show an association. Fewer studies report other associations mainly through descriptive, small or cross-sectional studies. Clin. Anat. 31:942-945, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Does knuckle cracking lead to arthritis of the fingers?

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Cracking the Cracked Knuckle: A Medical Student’s Take

Cracking the Cracked Knuckle: A Medical Student’s Take

CORR Insights®: “Knuckle Cracking”: Can Blinded Observers Detect Changes with Physical Examination and Sonography?

Let's get a hand on this: Review of the clinical anatomy of “knuckle cracking”

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