Mark H. Greenberg, MD, RMSK, RhMSUS, A. Lee Day, MD, RMSK, James W. Fant Jr., MD, & Christopher G. Mazoue, MD | Issue: August 2020 |
Where rheumatology and orthopedics meet
Note: Updated May 2, 2018, to correct a link in the reference section. The error was introduced in editing. A 44-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the outpatient rheumatology clinic that had followed her for several years for rheumatoid arthritis. She was compliant with her regimen of hydroxychloroquine, etanercept and salsalate. Her chief complaint was worsening…
A 51-year-old man with a history of limited systemic sclerosis with Raynaud’s phenomenon and pulmonary hypertension being treated with tadalafil and macitentan presented to a clinic with ulceration of his right pinkie. The patient had injured the finger two months earlier. He reported poor healing and the presence of a persistent ulcer since the injury….
CHICAGO—Two experts presented insights on the diagnosis and treatment of low back and hip pain, including a refresher course on the mechanical structures involved, in Anatomy in a Day: Demystifying Low Back Pain and Lateral Hip Pain: New Patho-Anatomical Perspectives, a session at the 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting. Low Back Pain Avoid using such terms…