Introduction Ankylosing spondylitis is the commonest spondyloathropathy and is covered in detail in Chapter 25. Psoriatic, reactive and enteropathic arthritis are also referred to as spondyloarthropathies if they involve inflammatory…
Spondyloarthropathies is a collective term for a group of inflammatory joint diseases that may involve the spine. The classic spondyloarthropathy is ankylosing spondylitis in which pelvic and axial disease is…
Introduction Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex, multisystem, autoimmune condition characterised by autoantibodies directed against nuclear components. It affects approximately 1 in 4000 and is more common in women…
Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects 0.5-1% of most populations worldwide. The average age of onset is 55 years but it can occur at any time, even in infancy (juvenile idiopathic…
Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the prototypical inflammatory arthropathy. The primary site of disease is the synovium, which becomes inflamed and proliferates to form pannus: a mass of T cells,…
Knee The knee is very susceptible to problems, especially from sports such as football and skiing, where the body turns fast on a fixed foot. The history will give a…
