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Bone, Joint, and Muscle Disorders
Bone, Joint, and Muscle Disorders
Autoimmune Disorders of Connective Tissue
Introduction
Eosinophilic Fasciitis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
Relapsing Polychondritis
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Scleroderma
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Sjögren's Syndrome
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Avascular Necrosis of the Bone
Avascular Necrosis of the Bone
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Biology of the Musculoskeletal System
Introduction
Bones
Effects of Aging
Joints
Ligaments
Muscles
Tendons and Bursas
Bone and Joint Infections
Introduction
Infectious Arthritis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Osteomyelitis
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Prevention
Treatment
Bone Tumors
Introduction
Metastatic Tumors
Noncancerous Tumors
Primary Cancerous Tumors
Foot Problems
Introduction
Achilles Tendon Bursitis
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Ankle Sprain
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Complications
Corns and Calluses
Foot Pain
Pain in the Ball of the Foot
Toe Joint Pain
Heel Spur Pain
Hallux Valgus and Bunion
Hammer Toe
Plantar Fasciitis
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Sesamoiditis
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Fractures
Introduction
Symptoms and Complications
Diagnosis
Treatment
Rehabilitation and Prognosis
Arm
Foot
Hand
Hip
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Leg
Pelvis
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Shoulder
Spine
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Gout and Pseudogout
Introduction
Gout
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Pseudogout
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Hand Disorders
Introduction
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Deformities
Mallet Finger
Swan-Neck Deformity
Boutonnière Deformity
Erosive (Inflammatory) Osteoarthritis
Dupuytren's Contracture
Ganglia
Infections
Infections Caused By Bites
Felon
Herpetic Whitlow
Paronychia
Hand Abscess
Infection of the Tendon Sheath
Injuries
Kienböck's Disease
Radial Tunnel Syndrome
Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
Muscle, Bursa, and Tendon Disorders
Introduction
Baker's Cysts
Bursitis
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
De Quervain's Syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Muscle Cramps
Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Muscular Dystrophies and Related Disorders
Introduction
Congenital Myopathies
Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy
Diagnosis and Treatment
Myotonic Myopathies
Periodic Paralysis
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis
Types
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Paget's Disease of Bone
Paget's Disease of Bone
Causes
Complications
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Treatment
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Types of Inflammatory Arthritis
Introduction
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Psoriatic Arthritis
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Reiter's Syndrome
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Prognosis and Treatment
Sports Injuries
Introduction
Causes
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment
Achilles Tendinitis
Hamstring Injury
Lateral Epicondylitis
Medial Epicondylitis
Popliteus Tendinitis
Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
Runner's Knee
Shin Splints
Stress Fractures of the Foot
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Disorders
Introduction
Diagnosis
Physical Examination
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Nerve Tests
X-rays
Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Bone Scanning
Joint Aspiration
Arthroscopy
Symptoms
Pain
Causes
Evaluation and Treatment
Difficulty Moving
Causes
Evaluation and Treatment
Joint Stiffness
Joint Noises
Vasculitic Disorders of Connective Tissue
Introduction
Behçet's Syndrome
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Treatment
Temporal Arteritis
Symptoms
Diagnosis and Treatment
Wegener's Granulomatosis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
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