Rheumatology of the upper limbs in clinical practice / Jose Antonio Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf.

Includes index.

Previously published in Portuguese as Reumatologia pratica.

1.Regional Syndromes The Painful Shoulder -- Functional Anatomy -- Radiological Anatomy -- Common Causes of Shoulder Pain -- The Enquiry -- Regional Examination -- Observation -- Mobilization -- Palpation -- Special Situations -- Joint Disease and Instability of the Acromioclavicular Joint -- Instability and Subluxation of the Gleno-Humeral Joint -- Acute Shoulder -- Diagnostic Tests -- Imaging -- Other Tests -- Treatment -- 2.Regional Syndromes The Elbow and Forearm -- Functional Anatomy -- Radiological Anatomy -- Common Causes of Pain in the Elbow and Forearm -- The Enquiry -- Regional Clinical Examination -- Observation -- Palpation -- Mobilization -- Neurological Examination -- Special Situations -- Radial Tunnel Syndrome -- Pronator Syndrome -- Diagnostic Tests -- Treatment -- 3.Regional Syndromes The Wrist and Hand -- Functional Anatomy -- Radiological Anatomy -- Common Causes of Pain in the Wrist and Hand -- The Enquiry --

Contents note continued: Where Exactly Does It Hurt? -- Is There Any Paresthesia? -- Rhythm of the Pain -- How Did the Problem Begin? -- Have There Been Any Signs of Inflammation? -- The General Enquiry -- Regional Examination -- Observation -- Examine the Skin -- Look for Signs of Muscle Atrophy -- Swelling -- Nodes -- Malalignment -- Mobilization -- Palpation -- The Neurological Examination -- Special Situations -- Ulnar Nerve Syndrome -- Dupuytren's Contracture -- Trigger Finger -- Diabetic Hand Syndrome -- Finger Clubbing: Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy -- Generalized Edema of the Hands -- Diagnostic Tests -- Imaging -- Treatment.

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