Jemima Albayda,Lisa Christopher-Stine
Jemima Albayda
The inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by muscle weakness and inflammation. Although no standard therapeutic guidelines exist, traditional treatment has included corticosteroids and a variety of sec...
Claudio Marcocci,Luisella Cianferotti,Filomena Cetani
Claudio Marcocci
Nowadays, primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is mostly a mild disease. Overt skeletal manifestations are rare but decreased bone mineral density (BMD) can still be demonstrated. Even in mild cases, excess parathyroid hormone (PTH) increases...
Role of diagnostic ultrasound in the assessment of musculoskeletal diseases [0.03%]
超声在肌肉骨骼系统疾病诊断中的作用评估
Pravin Patil,Bhaskar Dasgupta
Pravin Patil
The wide availability and recent improvement in technology coupled with portability, low cost and safety makes ultrasound the first choice imaging investigation for the evaluation of musculoskeletal diseases. Diagnostic use of ultrasound fi...
DUEXIS(®) (ibuprofen 800 mg, famotidine 26.6 mg): a new approach to gastroprotection for patients with chronic pain and inflammation who require treatment with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug [0.03%]
Duexis(®)( ibuprofen 800 mg,famotidine 26.6 mg):对需要非甾体类抗炎镇痛药治疗的慢性疼痛和炎症患者的一种新的胃保护方法
Alfonso E Bello
Alfonso E Bello
Chronic pain conditions affect at least 116 million US adults and more than one-third of adults worldwide. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used extensively for the treatment of chronic pain due to their efficacy as anti-in...
Significance of C-reactive protein in osteoarthritis and total knee arthroplasty outcomes [0.03%]
C反应蛋白在骨关节炎及全膝关节置换术结局中的意义
Jessica W Smith,Thomas B Martins,Evelyn Gopez et al.
Jessica W Smith et al.
Background: The relationship between systemic inflammatory processes to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) outcomes remains unclear. This study investigates the relationship between serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (h...
Paul Macmullan,Geraldine McCarthy
Paul Macmullan
Pseudogout and the associated calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD)- crystal-related arthropathies are common conditions that present particular management problems in clinical practice as they often affect older patients with multiple med...
Christine Castro,Mark Gourley
Christine Castro
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies include polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM) and inclusion body myositis (IBM). The specific etiologies of these muscle diseases are not well known and are thought to involve components of the humor...
Natasha M Ruth,Murray H Passo
Natasha M Ruth
THE GOALS OF TREATMENT FOR JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS (JIA) INCLUDE: suppression of inflammation, achievement of remission, relief of pain, maintenance of function and doing so with minimal toxicity. Important discoveries over the past 1...
Yuanyuan Wang,Anita E Wluka,Graeme Jones et al.
Yuanyuan Wang et al.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enables a noninvasive, three-dimensional assessment of the entire joint, simultaneously allowing the direct visualization of articular cartilage. Thus, MRI has become the imaging modality of choice in both c...
Oddom Demontiero,Christopher Vidal,Gustavo Duque
Oddom Demontiero
It is well known that the underlying mechanisms of osteoporosis in older adults are different than those associated with estrogen deprivation. Age-related bone loss involves a gradual and progressive decline, which is also seen in men. Mark...