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This category contains disorders of the skeletal system. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. B. Bone fractures (1 C, 108 P) D.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are injuries or pain in the human musculoskeletal system, including the joints, ligaments, ...
Bone and cartilage disorders. Osteochondrodysplasia is a general term for a disorder of the development of bone and cartilage. [3] List. A. Ambe; Avascular necrosis ...
An osteochondrodysplasia, [note 1] or skeletal dysplasia, is a disorder of the development of bone and cartilage. [1] Osteochondrodysplasias are rare diseases . About 1 in 5,000 babies are born with some type of skeletal dysplasia. [ 2 ]
This category reflects the organization of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision. Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes M00-M99 within Chapter XIII: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue should be included in this category.
Only skeletal and smooth muscles are part of the musculoskeletal system and only the muscles can move the body. Cardiac muscles are found in the heart and are used only to circulate blood; like the smooth muscles, these muscles are not under conscious control. Skeletal muscles are attached to bones and arranged in opposing groups around joints. [8]
Musculoskeletal injury spans into a large variety of medical specialties including orthopedic surgery (with diseases such as arthritis requiring surgery), sports medicine, [5] emergency medicine (acute presentations of joint and muscular pain) and rheumatology (in rheumatological diseases that affect joints such as rheumatoid arthritis).
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a condition characterized by abnormal calcification/bone formation (hyperostosis) of the soft tissues surrounding the joints of the spine, and also of the peripheral or appendicular skeleton. [1]