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Rheumatoid arthritis: joints affected

 
right shoulder
left elbow
right wrist
right knee
left knee
right ankle

View this image to find out more about rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

  • The red joints are those most commonly affected by rheumatoid arthritis.
  • RA is one of the most serious forms of joint disease, but can exist in a milder form in about 20% of people with RA.
  • RA occurs when the body's immune system attacks its own organs - in this case the tissues in the joint.
  • RA is usually symmetrical and affects the joints on both sides of the body at the same time.
  • The most commonly affected joints are the wrists, fingers, shoulders, knees, ankles and toes. The elbows, hips and the spinal joints in the neck are less commonly affected.

 

myDr, 2008
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Last Reviewed: 08 April 2008

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