Items tagged “osteoarthritis”
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Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease (DJD), is the most common form of arthritis, being widely prevalent with high morbidity and social cost.
Terminology
Some authors prefer the term osteoarthrosis instead of osteoarthritis as some authors do not believe in an inflamm...
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Osteoarthritis
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13 May 2008
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Intraspinal synovial cyst
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17 Jul 2011
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Acromioclavicular joint ganglion
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25 Jul 2011
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Osteoarthritis of the hip
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02 Sep 2011
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Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid (STT) osteoarthritis
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01 Nov 2011
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Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis
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28 Nov 2011
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Osteoarthritis of the hip with pistol grip deformity
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14 Jan 2012
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Degenerative disease of gleno-humeral joint
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27 Mar 2012
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Subchondral cyst (geode) of the femoral head
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17 Jul 2012
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Osteoarthritis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the main signs of osteoarthritis on plain radiography is:
LOSS
Mnemonic
L: loss of joint space
O: osteophytes
S: subchondral cysts
S: subchondral sclerosis
Mnemonics for Heberden nodes and Bouchard nodes:
Heberden- Distal interphalangeal joint (H-D) (High Definitio...
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Kellgren and Lawrence system for classification of osteoarthritis
The Kellgren and Lawrence system is a common method of classifying the severity of osteoarthritis (OA) using five grades.
The original paper 1 graded OA at the following sites and projections:
hands: posteroanterior
cervical spine: lateral
lumbar spine (facet joints only): lateral
hips: an...
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Heberden node
Heberden nodes are a clinical examination sign related to the hands, most commonly found at the dorsolateral aspect of the distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ) and are a moderate-to-strong marker of osteoarthritis 1,2.
Previously, Heberden nodes and DIP osteophytes were thought to be synonymou...
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Double PCL sign
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14 May 2014
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Osteoarthritis of the knee
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is very common and is a major cause of morbidity, especially in the older population.
Terminology
The term early osteoarthritis of the knee has been proposed and has been defined as meeting three main criteria 9:
knee pain
Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 or less on...
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Root tear of medial meniscus
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03 Aug 2016
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Shoulder joint osteoarthritis
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21 Jan 2017
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Secondary synovial osteochondromatosis
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10 Dec 2017
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Knee (Rosenberg view)
The Rosenberg view of the knees is a specialized projection often used to detect early signs of osteoarthritis. It should be the initial study for any patient with a suspicion of knee osteoarthritis.
Indications
The Rosenberg view is performed for any patient with a suspicion of knee osteoarth...
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Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis
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30 Jan 2018
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