Arthritis and Related Affections
Clinic, Pathology, and Treatment
Arthritis and Related Affections
Clinic, Pathology, and Treatment
The records of the National Health Examination Sur features of specimens of articular tissues, and these vey in 1984 indicate that about 32% of adults in the findings have been incorporated into the present work. United States suffered from musculoskeletal affec I am also very grateful to Prof. Dr. Waldemar Hort, tions. The National Arthritis Data Workshop reported Director Emeritus at the Institute of Pathology at the in 1985 that about 35 millions of Americans had ar University of Dusseldorf, and to Prof. Dr. Joseph thritis or related conditions. Wagenhaeuser [1700] sim Thurner, Director of the Institute of Pathology at the ilarly reported in 1969 that 30% of the central Landeskrankenanstalten in Salzburg, both of whom European adult population presented changes of the provided me with instructive illustrations and his peripheral joints and vertebral spine. Arthritic symp topathological tissue sections. A number of the his toms causing incapacity in a significant percentage of topathological illustrations were published previously the population were reported in the United Kingdom in my volume entitled Histodiagnosis and Clinical Correlation of Rheumatoid and Other Synovitis and Sweden in 1984. (Thieme, Stuttgart, and Lippincott, Philadelphia, All relevant statistics emphasize the high incidence and disabling effects of arthritis of various types in all 1978). Figures 9 and 206 were published previously by countries. In view of the socioeconomic impact of the F. Huth, A. Soren, and W.
Examinations in Arthritis and Related Affections
1. Patient's History
2. Inspection and Palpation of Joints
3. Testing Active and Passive Movements of Joints
4. Auscultation of Joints
5. Laboratory Studies of the Blood
6. Urinalysis
7. Radiological Examination of Joints
8. Arthrocentesis and Examination of the Synovial Fluid
9. Punch Biopsy of Joint or Arthroscopy and Examination of Articular Tissue
10. Arthrotomy, Excision, and Examination of Articular Tissue
Classification of Arthritides
I. Traumatic Alterations of Joints
II. Idiopathic Inflammations of Joints
III. Specific Inflammations of Joints by Microorganisms
IV. Allergic, Rheumatic, and Etiologically Unclarified Joint Inflammations
V. Degenerative Changes of Joints
VI. Trophic Alterations of Joints
VII. Joint Affections in Systemic Diseases
VIII. Acquired Dysfunctions and Deformities of Joints
IX. Tumors of Joints
X. Related Affections.
Anatomy and Histology of Joints
Physiology of JointsExaminations in Arthritis and Related Affections
1. Patient's History
2. Inspection and Palpation of Joints
3. Testing Active and Passive Movements of Joints
4. Auscultation of Joints
5. Laboratory Studies of the Blood
6. Urinalysis
7. Radiological Examination of Joints
8. Arthrocentesis and Examination of the Synovial Fluid
9. Punch Biopsy of Joint or Arthroscopy and Examination of Articular Tissue
10. Arthrotomy, Excision, and Examination of Articular Tissue
Classification of Arthritides
I. Traumatic Alterations of Joints
II. Idiopathic Inflammations of Joints
III. Specific Inflammations of Joints by Microorganisms
IV. Allergic, Rheumatic, and Etiologically Unclarified Joint Inflammations
V. Degenerative Changes of Joints
VI. Trophic Alterations of Joints
VII. Joint Affections in Systemic Diseases
VIII. Acquired Dysfunctions and Deformities of Joints
IX. Tumors of Joints
X. Related Affections.
Soren, Arnold
ISBN | 978-3-642-77697-7 |
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Artikelnummer | 9783642776977 |
Medientyp | Buch |
Auflage | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993 |
Copyrightjahr | 2012 |
Verlag | Springer, Berlin |
Umfang | VII, 448 Seiten |
Abbildungen | VII, 448 p. 304 illus. |
Sprache | Englisch |