Foot Complications of Obesity
Foot Complications of Obesity LOUIS J. ARONNE ANTHONY CASPER REKHA KUMAR LEON IGEL ALPANA SHUKLA Obesity is recognized as a chronic disease state that affects multiple organ systems, and is…
Lower Extremity Signs and Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis
Lower Extremity Signs and Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis MARY ANN PICONE HUNTER VINCENT KAREN BLITZ-SHABBIR CLOVER YOUN WEST JEMIMA AKINSANYA Multiple sclerosis (MS) frequently presents with deficits of the lower…
Pedal and Lower Extremity Manifestations of HIV
Pedal and Lower Extremity Manifestations of HIV KHURRAM H. KHAN GEORGE S. ABDELMESSIEH RIHAM M. WAHBA Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has now spread to every country in the world, with…
Lower Extremity Tendinopathy in the Setting of Systemic Disease
Lower Extremity Tendinopathy in the Setting of Systemic Disease ANDREW J. ROSENBAUM JASON P. TARTAGLIONE MOSTAFA ABOUSAYED MAXWELL C. ALLEY JOSHUA S. DINES Primary disorders of tendons are common musculoskeletal…
Lower Extremity Manifestations of Spine Disease
Lower Extremity Manifestations of Spine Disease SRAVISHT IYER TODD J. ALBERT Spine complaints are extremely common: symptomatic lumbar disk herniation, for example, has a 2% lifetime prevalence; up to 10%…
Foot Ulcers Associated with Hematologic Disorders
Foot Ulcers Associated with Hematologic Disorders LEONARD A. LEVY Background An often overlooked cause of lower extremity ulcers is diseases of the hematopoietic system. Although ulcers due to hematologic diseases…
Acute Emergencies Related to Systemic Disease and How They Present in the Lower Extremity
Acute Emergencies Related to Systemic Disease and How They Present in the Lower Extremity EDWARD AMORES RAHUL SHARMA Several acute conditions occurring secondary to systemic disease processes may manifest in…
Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Disease Manifestations in the Lower Extremity
Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Disease Manifestations in the Lower Extremity BRIAN P. BOSWORTH YECHESKEL SCHNEIDER Although the gastrointestinal (GI) system and the lower extremities would seem anatomically separate and distinct, it is not…
Metabolic Bone Disease Manifestations in the Foot
Metabolic Bone Disease Manifestations in the Foot PANAGIOTA ANDREOPOULOU This chapter focuses on skeletal dysplasias and metabolic bone diseases with manifestations in the feet. Although a strong association between osteoporosis…
Laboratory Evaluation of Systemic Rheumatic Diseases in the Lower Extremity
Laboratory Evaluation of Systemic Rheumatic Diseases in the Lower Extremity BELLA MEHTA STEVEN K. MAGID The clinical laboratory can be of great help in the diagnosis of disorders of the…
