Facet Hypertrophy | Diagnosis & Disease Information
Etiology and Risk Factors. Spondylosis, or degeneration of the spine, is the most common cause of facet joint disease. Osteoarthritis, or degeneration that is due to natural wear and tear, is a process that involves cytokines and proteolytic enzymes. Other causes of facet hypertrophy can include trauma caused by car accidents, sports injuries, or falls. 1
2022 ACR/AAHKS Guidelines for Management of
Apr 6, 2022 · References. American College of Rheumatology & American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. 2022 American College of Rheumatology/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons guideline for the perioperative management of antirheumatic medication in patients with rheumatic diseases undergoing elective total hip or total knee arthroplasty: guideline summary.
Hydroxyapatite Crystal Deposition Disease (HADD)
Nov 15, 2022 · Hydroxyapatite deposition disease (HADD) is a condition where hydroxyapatite crystals accumulate in the soft tissues surrounding joints, leading to inflammation, tenderness, and pain. It primarily affects women around the age of 45 and commonly affects the glenohumeral joint in the shoulder. Other joints such as the hip, knee, elbow, wrist, and ...
Drug-Induced Lupus | Diagnosis & Disease Information
Aug 4, 2022 · At least 46 drugs that are currently in use may cause drug-induced lupus. 4 The drugs most commonly associated with drug-induced lupus are hydralazine, procainamide, isoniazid, and quinidine. 2. The risk for developing lupus-like disease from any other drugs is low or very low. 2. There is a drug-induced lupus mnemonic to help keep the most ...
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - Rheumatology Advisor
Aug 10, 2022 · Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of inherited connective tissue disorders that primarily affects the skin, joints, and blood vessel walls 1 but can affect every organ system and result in significant morbidity and mortality. 2 Typical clinical manifestations are skin hyperelasticity, hypermobility of joints, the fragility of blood vessels, 2 ...
3 Conditions That Looks Like Lyme Disease - Rheumatology Advisor
We explore 3 conditions clinicians might mistake for the tick-borne illness. An accurate Lyme disease diagnosis is difficult. Not all patients present with its signature symptom, erythema migrans (EM), with or without the presence of a bull’s-eye-shaped rash. Other symptoms such as fever, chills, fatigue, and headache are nonspecific.
Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)
Oct 5, 2022 · Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) is a crystal deposition arthropathy that involves the synovial and periarticular tissues, 1 often characterized by painful swelling in one or more joints. 2 Other names that have been traditionally used for CPPD are chondrocalcinosis, pyrophosphate arthropathy, and most especially, pseudogout. 3 ...
Viscosupplementation for Knee Osteoarthritis - Rheumatology …
Mar 25, 2019 · Viscosupplementation is a medical procedure during which a gel-like fluid called hyaluronic acid is injected into the knee joint. Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring lubricant that allows for smoother joint movement. It is found in lower concentrations in …
Musculoskeletal Pain Symptoms Common in Menopause
Jul 14, 2023 · Globally, painful musculoskeletal conditions, such as low back pain and neck pain, are collectively the sixth-ranked cause of years lived with disability. 1 Many of these conditions tend to be more common among adult women of more advanced age. In a review published in Lancet Rheumatology in April 2023, researchers examined the association between changes in sex hormones with musculoskeletal ...
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Preschool Outdoor Play Time Tied to Lower Risk for Later Obesity. 1999 to 2018 Saw Decrease in Intake of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Iron in Women. Chronic Back Pain: Corticolimbic Brain Structure Changes, Involvement Over Time. Quantitative Sensory Testing, Inflammatory Biomarkers Fail to Detect Specific Chronic Pain Syndromes.