1/3. Isolated tenosynovitis associated with psoriasis triggered by physical injury.A 60-year-old man who had been suffering from psoriasis for 20 years developed finger dactylitis and inflammatory swelling with pitting edema over the dorsum of the hand one week after a contusive trauma to the left hand. These were not followed by any other clinical manifestations of PsA.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = physical (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. Inflamed retrocalcaneal bursa and Achilles tendonitis in psoriatic arthritis demonstrated by ultrasonography.OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the use of high resolution ultrasound measurements and power Doppler mode in the diagnosis and follow up of a patient with psoriatic arthritic with retrocalcaneal bursitis and Achilles tendonitis. methods: An outpatient based ATL HDI 3000 ultrasound equipment was used with a CL10-5 MHZ 26 mm probe and musculoskeletal software. Real time B mode and power Doppler mode were used to detect changes in structure and blood flow. RESULTS: Unilateral retrocalcaneal bursitis and Achilles tendonitis were demonstrated by sonography. Power Doppler mode was useful to demonstrate an increased blood flow around an abnormal retrocalcaneal bursa. A follow up examination showed marginal thickening of the achilles tendon without any bursitis. CONCLUSIONS: ultrasonography is an objective method in the confirmation of clinical diagnosis after physical examination. During the examination it is possible to gain not only qualitative but also quantitative data. A comparative study with quantitative data is possible in longitudinal studies.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.25keywords = physical (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. A 38-year-old woman with recurrent swelling of the great toe.The following case is presented to illustrate the roentgenographic and clinical findings of a condition of interest to the orthopaedic surgeon. Initial history, physical findings, and roentgenographic examinations are indicated below. The final clinical and roentgenographic differential diagnoses are presented on the following pages.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.25keywords = physical (Clic here for more details about this article) |