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Chapter-11 Musculoskeletal System

BOOK TITLE: Manual of Clinical and Practical Medicine

Author
1. Sainani GS
2. Sainani Rajesh G
ISBN
9789352701278
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18069_12
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
40
Author Affiliations
1. Grant Medical College and J.J.Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Endocrine and Diabetes Centre, Visakhapatnam, India, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai; Armed Forces (for life); Chicago Medical School and Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, USA; 10 Other Foreign Universities & Several Indian Universities, CSI, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; National CSI, Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Grant Medical College & JJ Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, Emeritus International Advisor, Royal College of Physicians, London; Chicago Medical School and Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, USA, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center; Grant Medical College and JJ Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2. Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia; Jaslok Hospital, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai; GI Physiology & Motility Laboratory, Digestive Diseases and Endoscopy Centre, Motiben Dalvi Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Chapter keywords
Musculoskeletal system, joint examination, muscle examination, bone examination, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Kawasaki disease, Wegner’s granulomatosis, WG

Abstract

The objective of this chapter is to introduce the musculoskeletal system. Musculoskeletal system includes examination of joints, muscles and bones. The important large joints (shoulder, elbows, hips, knees and vertebrals) are discussed. Terms used to describe joint disease are arthritis, periarthritis, extra-articular, and arthralgia. The common symptoms of muscle disease are muscle weakness, muscle tenderness, muscle wasting, and cramps. In this chapter, clinical cases such as case of Paget’s diseases, case of rheumatoid arthritis, case of ankylosing spondylitis, case of systemic lupus erythematosus, case of chronic tophaceous gout, case of systemic sclerosis, case of osteoarthritis, case of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (Juvenile RA), case of reactive arthritis, case of antiphospholipid syndrome, case of Klippel-feil anomaly, and case of polyarteritis nodosa are discussed in this chapter.

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