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Inflammatory arthritis is a group of diseases which includes: rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthropathy, inflammatory bowel disease, adult-onset Still's disease, scleroderma, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome or costosternal syndrome, is a benign inflammation of the upper costochondral (rib to cartilage) and sternocostal (cartilage to sternum) joints. 90% of patients are affected in multiple ribs on a single side, typically at the 2nd to 5th ribs. [1]
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease, also known as pseudogout and pyrophosphate arthropathy, is a rheumatologic disease which is thought to be secondary to abnormal accumulation of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals within joint soft tissues. [1] The knee joint is most commonly affected. [2]
Treatment is usually weekly or bi-weekly, and up to 6 sessions may be necessary to relieve tenderness in the area. [4] The most invasive method for treating iliocostal friction syndrome is the surgical resection of the floating ribs, [2] which excises the outer two-thirds of the rib while the individual is under anesthesia. [3]
The channel originally launched on 1 May 1957, as a generalist channel, and was the flagship channel of Magyar Televízió. On 15 March 2015, M1 was relaunched as a 24-hour news channel, with all variety and entertainment programming being transferred to the channel Duna. While the channel's primary launguage is Hungarian, M1 also broadcasts ...
Reactive arthritis, previously known as Reiter's syndrome, [1] is a form of inflammatory arthritis [2] that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body (cross-reactivity). Coming into contact with bacteria and developing an infection can trigger the disease. [ 3 ]
[1] [3] Joint replacement surgery may be an option if there is ongoing disability despite other treatments. [2] An artificial joint typically lasts 10 to 15 years. [11] Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting about 237 million people or 3.3% of the world's population as of 2015. [4] [12] It becomes more common as people ...
The condition is characterized by tenderness and painful swelling of the anterior (front) chest wall at the costochondral (rib to cartilage), sternocostal (cartilage to sternum), or sternoclavicular (clavicle to sternum) junctions. Tietze syndrome affects the true ribs and has a predilection for the 2nd and 3rd ribs, commonly affecting only a ...