Crystal arthritides Trauma Gout Soft tissue injury Pseudogout Spontaneous haemarthrosis Fracture Inflammatory arthritides Rheumatoid arthritis Infection Psoriatic arthritis Acute bacterial septic arthritis Reactive arthritis including Reiter’s disease Viral septic…
Characteristics Corticosteroids Hyaluronic acid Mechanism of action Analgesic Anti-inflammatory Immunosuppressive effect Analgesic Anti-inflammatory Mechanical improvement Chondroprotection Proteoglycan and glycosaminoglycan synthesis Subchondral bone compliancy Duration of effects +2 weeks 6–12 months…
Name of growth factor Action of growth factor Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) [48] Angiogenesis and blood vessel repair Cell growth and collagen production Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Growth and…
Fig. 5.1 Panels (a–c) demonstrate the effect of the femoral frame of reference on describing trochlear groove Fig. 5.2 (a) The moving landmark of the patellar centre during knee flexion…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán and Alexander D. Liddle (eds.)Joint Preservation in the Adult Knee10.1007/978-3-319-41808-7_7 7. The Meniscus Luke D. Jones1 and Sean O’Leary2, 3 (1) Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK (2) Royal Berkshire Hospital,…
1. Lupus disorders (a) Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (b) Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) (c) Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) (i) Cardiac (ii) Noncardiac (d) Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (i) Discoid (ii)…
Fig. 47.1 (a) Two sibs with MONA – note mild coarsening of the face. (b) Painful, claw hand of a child. (c) Radiograph showing osteoporosis, modeling deformities of metacarpals, and…
Fig. 11.1 X-ray of the left hand showing periarticular soft tissue swelling of the proximal inter-phalangeal joints (arrow) in a case of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) X-rays however have low…
Fig. 16.1 (a) Jack’s windup test. (b) Arch restoration on passive dorsiflexion of the big toe. (c) Arches reformed on heel rise and heels swing into normal varus Standing on…
Fig. 40.1 Diagnostic evaluation of a child with suspected inflammatory brain disease. Abbreviations: CVID common variable immunodeficiency, HLH hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, HES hypereosinophilic syndrome, vWF von Willebrand factor antigen, LAC lupus…
