Musculoskeletal Diseases
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Musculoskeletal manifestations of lysosomal storage disorders.

30 Oct 2009 Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs), a heterogeneous group of inborn metabolic disorders, are far more common than most doctors presume. Although patients with a severe LSD subtype are often readily diagnosed, the more attenuated subtypes are ... Read more...

Validity of electrical stimulus magnitude matching in chronic pain.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the validity of the PainMatcher in chronic pain. DESIGN: Comparison of parallel pain estimates from visual analogue scales with electrical stimulus magnitude matching. PATIENTS: Thirty-one patients with chronic musculoskeletal ... Read more...

Vocational rehabilitation: an educational review.

30 Oct 2009 The aim of this review is to describe aspects of vocational rehabilitation relevant for a physician aiming to become a specialist in physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM). The review discusses the epidemiology of incapacity for work, the major ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Musculoskeletal Diseases'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Musculoskeletal manifestations of lysosomal storage disorders. 30 Oct 2009
• Sarcoidosis: extrathoracic manifestations. 30 Oct 2009
• Validity of electrical stimulus magnitude matching in chronic pain. 30 Oct 2009
• Vocational rehabilitation: an educational review. 30 Oct 2009
• Copper binding to beta-2-microglobulin and its pre-amyloid oligomers. 18 Oct 2009
• Risk factors for upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders in the working population. 13 Oct 2009
• Prevalence, health care expenditures, and orthopedic surgery workforce for musculoskeletal conditions. 12 Oct 2009
• Is Europe fit for work? 8 Oct 2009
• Pediatric musculoskeletal infection: trends and antibiotic recommendations. 29 Sep 2009
• Extrapulmonary disorders associated with Rhodococcus equi infection in foals: 150 cases (1987-2007). 29 Sep 2009
• Expert opinion and controversies in musculoskeletal and sports medicine: conflict of interest. 29 Sep 2009
• Orthopaedic issues in the musculoskeletal care of adults with cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Cerebral palsy lifetime care - four musculoskeletal conditions. 29 Sep 2009
• Aging with cerebral palsy and other disabilities: personal reflections and recommendations. 29 Sep 2009
• Adults with cerebral palsy: a workshop to define the challenges of treating and preventing secondary musculoskeletal and neuromuscular complications in this rapidly growing population. 29 Sep 2009
• Malignant hyperthermia, coexisting disorders, and enzymopathies: risks and management options. 29 Sep 2009
• Using ergonomics to enhance safe production at a surface coal mine--a case study with powder crews. 29 Sep 2009
• Musculoskeletal disorders in main battle tank personnel. 30 Aug 2009
• [Musculoskeletal diseases, a hospital death?] 30 Aug 2009
• Late effects of treatment for wilms tumor. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Musculoskeletal Diseases'

Definition: Diseases of the muscles and their associated ligaments and other connective tissue and of the bones and cartilage viewed collectively.

Descriptor UI: D009140

Alternative terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Disease, Musculoskeletal; Diseases, Musculoskeletal; Musculoskeletal 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;

Online Note: pre-explosion = MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES (PX)

History Note: 92; was MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES (NON MESH) 1967-91

Technical Notes: GEN: prefer MUSCULAR DISEASES & BONE DISEASES or specifics