Learn More: Symptoms of Finger Arthritis Many different types of arthritis affect the finger joints and hands. Three of the most common are osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and ...

Surgeons have grown new living finger joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Remarkable 'before and after' pictures of a hand of one of the patients show how the new joints helped to reduce ...

Or, it may be due to acute (sudden and short-lasting), non-arthritis causes, like a fracture, infected cut, or a "jammed finger." Treatment for swollen finger joints will depend on the cause.