Degenerative Joint Diseases OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA) Degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis, osteoarthrosis) is the most common form of arthritis and represents a heterogeneous group of joint abnormalities with similar clinical, pathologic, and…
Treatment of the Arthritides and Arthropathies MEDICAL TREATMENT The treatment of rheumatologic diseases has undergone a revolution in the past decade. In the past, the paradigm for the management of…
Radiologic Imaging Modalities RADIOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY (DR) Among the variety of available imaging techniques, the most important modality for the evaluation of arthritis is conventional radiography. It is clearly…
Clinical and Imaging Features of the Arthritides and Arthropathies CLINICAL FEATURES The accurate diagnosis of specific arthritis or arthropathy depends on many factors; however, the most important is to understand…
Diagnostic Clinical Parameters In its general meaning, the term arthritis indicates inflammation in the joint. It is not a specific diagnosis, and there are multiple etiologic agents and diseases that…
Osteonecrosis (Ischemic or Avascular Necrosis) Osteonecrosis, the cellular death of bone tissue, may occur after a fracture or dislocation when the bone is deprived of a sufficient supply of arterial…
Trauma and Trauma-Related Conditions COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CRPS)/REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY SYNDROME (RSDS) Known also as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome and Sudeck atrophy, CRPS is a clinical syndrome of variable…
Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions SYNOVIAL (OSTEO)CHONDROMATOSIS Synovial (osteo)chondromatosis (also known as synovial chondromatosis or synovial chondrometaplasia) is an uncommon benign disorder marked by the metaplastic proliferation of multiple cartilaginous nodules…
Musculoskeletal Infections Infections of the musculoskeletal system can be subdivided into three categories: (a) those involving bones (osteomyelitis), (b) those involving joints (infectious arthritis), and (c) those involving soft tissues…
Inflammatory Arthritides The inflammatory arthritides constitute a group of diverse monoarticular and systemic disorders that have in common one important feature: inflammatory pannus eroding articular cartilage and bone (Fig. 6.1)….
