Clinical Challenge
Clinical Challenge: Elbow Pain and Numbness in Fingers
A 40-year-old man reports pain in his right elbow and numbness in his right pinky and ring fingers. What is your diagnosis?
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Pain Information Center
Shoulder Pain in T2D Patients Most Likely Due to Subacromial Disorders
The researchers’ aim was to quantify shoulder disorders using physical exam and ultrasound imaging in patients with both type 2 diabetes and shoulder pain.
Imaging
Osteoarthritis
Does this patient have osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder worldwide and a leading cause of pain and disability. Osteoarthritis is a slowly progressive joint disease, characterized by articular cartilage degeneration, osteophyte growth, and remodeling of the subchondral bone. It typically occurs in patients over 40. Patients present with initially episodic and later…
Orthopedics Information Center
Knee osteoarthritis linked to increased risk of hypertension
Researchers observed a higher incidence of hypertension in patients with knee osteoarthritis compared with patients without osteoarthritis.
Rheumatology Information Center
BMI May Mediate Inverse Link Between Fiber Intake, Knee Osteoarthritis
But link between fiber intake and knee osteoarthritis was significant in only 1of 2 studies.
Imaging
Osteoarthritis
Preliminary Diagnosis: Osteoarthritis I. What imaging technique is first-line for this diagnosis? Plain radiography. II. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of this technique for diagnosis of osteoarthritis. Advantages Quick and relatively inexpensive imaging modality Exposes patients to minimal ionizing radiation. Highly sensitive and specific in detailing osseous abnormalities Disadvantages Limited in evaluating the surrounding soft…
Orthopedics Information Center
Curcuma longa Extract Improves Knee Pain in Osteoarthritis
For patients with knee osteoarthritis, Curcuma longa extract is more effective than placebo for knee pain but does not improve knee effusion-synovitis.
Orthopedics Information Center
Overweight, obese patients have increased osteoarthritis risk
The risk of developing hand, hip, and knee osteoarthritis is increased in people who are overweight or obese.
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Long-term NSAID use linked to improvements in knee osteoarthritis
Improvements in pain, stiffness, physical function, and in knee joint space width were found with long-term NSAID use in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Alternative Meds Update
Methylsulfonylmethane may alleviate osteoarthritis burden
Methylsulfonylmethane may help treat osteoarthritis and may eventually create a way to detect melanoma.
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