Joint Diseases
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Uncommon etiology of an anterior chest wall mass.

30 Oct 2009 A rare but important constellation of musculoskeletal and cutaneous symptoms, including synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis, has recently been designated the SAPHO syndrome. The exact etiology is unknown, although various ... Read more...

Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case-control study.

29 Sep 2009 We compared 40 patients with Propionibacterium acnes postoperative joint infection to a cohort of uninfected patients. Infection manifested a median of 210 days after surgery. Most patients with joint prostheses underwent hardware removal. Prior ... Read more...

Correlation of radiographic muscle cross-sectional area with glenohumeral deformity in children with brachial plexus birth palsy.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Muscle imbalance about the shoulder in children with persistent brachial plexus birth palsy is thought to contribute to glenohumeral joint deformity. We quantified cross-sectional areas of the internal and external rotator muscles in the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Joint Diseases'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Uncommon etiology of an anterior chest wall mass. 30 Oct 2009
• Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case-control study. 29 Sep 2009
• Staged surgical dislocation and redirectional periacetabular osteotomy: a report of five cases. 29 Sep 2009
• Correlation of radiographic muscle cross-sectional area with glenohumeral deformity in children with brachial plexus birth palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Accuracy of cross-table lateral knee radiography for evaluation of joint effusions. 29 Sep 2009
• Anterior ankle impingement and talar bony outgrowths: osteophyte or enthesophyte? Paleopathologic and cadaveric study with imaging correlation. 29 Sep 2009
• [Progress of research for the biological cicatrisation and regeneration of the articular cartilage defects] 30 Aug 2009
• [Diagnosis and treatment of shoulder disease: current concepts and new thoughts] 30 Aug 2009
• [Diabetic osteoarthropathy] 30 Aug 2009
• [Importance of kinesic therapy in joint diseases] 30 Aug 2009
• [Role of physical therapy in the care of joint diseases] 30 Aug 2009
• [Prevalent joint pathologies] 30 Aug 2009
• Principles, techniques, and applications of T2*-based MR imaging and its special applications. 30 Aug 2009
• Recent advances in MRI of articular cartilage. 30 Aug 2009
• Shoulder ultrasound. 30 Aug 2009
• Musculoskeletal injection. 30 Aug 2009
• Of bones, jointes and sinewes: musculoskeletal medicine at the end of The Bone and Joint Decade. Abstracts of the Australian & New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting. September 7-9, 2009. Fremantle, Australia. 30 Aug 2009
• Inflammatory role of ASC in antigen-induced arthritis is independent of caspase-1, NALP-3, and IPAF. 26 Aug 2009
• Blocking of CD27-CD70 pathway by anti-CD70 antibody ameliorates joint disease in murine collagen-induced arthritis. 24 Aug 2009
• [Normal values of sacroiliac index according to gender and age] 14 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Joint Diseases'

Descriptor UI: D007592

Alternative terms: Joint Diseases; Disease, Joint; Diseases, Joint; Joint Disease;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C05.550;

History Note: SHOULDER ARTHROSES was heading 1963-64

Technical Notes: GEN; prefer specifics; inflamm dis = ARTHRITIS