Early osteoarthritits: towards classification criteria

Total Ankle Replacement in Varus Ankle Osteoarthritits

About 50% of the cases with degenerative osteoarthritis of the ankle are asymmetric. Varus ankle osteoarthritis is far more frequent than valgus ankle osteoarthritis. Most of the cases of ankle osteoarthritis have posttraumatic aetiology. It is important to understand the deformity completely, and to distinguish simple deviations in the coronal plane from more-dimensional, complex cavovarus def...

Classification and Diagnostic Criteria

Diabetes mellitus comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by high blood glucose levels. Four major types of diabetes have been defined: insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and diabetes secondary to other conditions. IDDM characteristically presents with prominent diabetes symptoms an...

2015 Gout Classification Criteria

DOI 10.1002/art.39254 VC 2015 The Authors. Arthritis & Rheumatology is published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for com...

Towards a Classification of Route Selection Criteria for Route Planning Tools

Route planners are tools that support the navigator in selecting the best route between two locations. Solving a route choice problem involves sorting and ranking of alternatives according to underlying evaluation criteria and decision rules. Using an appropriate classification of route selection criteria in the user interface is an important ingredient for user friendly route planners. The pap...

Defining criteria for macrophage activation syndrome, a process towards early recognition and treatment.