Kyphosis Osteo-Chondropathica

Osteo-Arthritis

symptoms as especially connoting osteo-arthritis; and of these he directs especial attention to " increased velocity and tension of the heart's action." He states that " a steady pulse of much tension, varying from 90 to no, is tolerably common. The pulse quickens synchronously with the earliest objective signs of osteo-arthritis." We are sorry that no sphygmographic tracings are given, and tha...

Biomarkers of (osteo)arthritis

Arthritic diseases are a major cause of disability and morbidity, and cause an enormous burden for health and social care systems globally. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. The key risk factors for the development of OA are age, obesity, joint trauma or instability. Metabolic and endocrine diseases can also contribute to the pathogenesis of OA. There is accumulating evi...

Osteoprotegerin: osteo-vascular connection.

Radiological assessment of osteo-arthrosis.

In a previous study (Kellgren and Bier, 1956), three sets of x rays of the hands were used to assess interand intra-observer differences in interpreting changes of rheumatoid arthritis. Wide disagreement between observers was found, and it was concluded that, to ensure maximum uniformity in grading x rays in field surveys and therapeutic trials, all readings should be made by the same observer,...

Hypertrophic osteo-arthropathy in polyarteritis.

Hypertrophic osteo-arthropathy is most commonly associated with bronchopulmonary or pleural diseases. It has also been described in several apparently unrelated conditions and occasionally in patients with no other recognizable disease. The literature is reviewed by Mendlowitz (1942). This paper reports hypertrophic osteo-arthropathy in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa and describes the effe...