Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Vedant Kulkarni and Roni F. Zeiger, MD

MedLine Plus - Bones, Joints, and Muscles
Reliable patient information from MedLine Plus on musculoskeletal topics such as ankylosing spondylitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, knee pain, and polymyalgia rheumatica.

Case Rounds - Johns Hopkins University
These excellent case studies from the Johns Hopkins Rheumatology clinics and inpatient service include well-written case presentations, radiologic studies, and thoughtful discussion. There are also links to monographs about rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and other arthritides.

Radiology Rounds - Johns Hopkins University
These musculoskeletal cases focus on radiographic findings of cases from the Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Orthopedic Surgery, and Radiology departments.

Self-Care Flowcharts - American Academy of Family Physicians
Flowcharts that show patients how to approach problems such pain in the ankle, wrist, knee, hip, shoulder, and low back.

Disease Information - National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
This site has information useful for patients and clinicians on topics arranged alphabetically, ranging from alopecia areata to lupus to vitiligo. It also includes a searchable database of related information.

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
This site contains a well organized and searchable orthopedics textbook in outline format. Many radiological images are included.

MedLine Plus - Back Pain
A variety of useful patient resources on back pain, including an animated low back exercise guide.

Pain Disorders - American Academy of Family Physicians
An excellent patient resource on pain disorders such as fibromyalgia, low back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, and chronic pain.

Pain Management Center - Mayo Clinic
Pain resources for patients including approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and support groups.

National Guideline Clearinghouse - Musculoskeletal diseases
Over 80 guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse on musculoskeletal diseases from bone neoplasms to tennis elbow.

National Guideline Clearinghouse - Autoimmune diseases
Over 40 guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse on autoimmune diseases including lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.

Interactive cases - American College of Rheumatology
Problem-oriented and interactive rheumatological cases. The user must make diagnostic and therapeutic decisions as each case progresses by answering multiple choice questions.

Bone and Joint Pathology
Includes images, text, and tutorials that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with arthritis, bone tumors, and other musculoskeletal conditions. Designed for the medical student.

Foot and Ankle Conditions - American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Patient-oriented information on topics such as ankle sprains, bunion deformities, and heel pain.

CyberAnatomy Tutorial - University of Newcastle
Multimedia tutorials focus on several anatomic areas including the shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle. Tutorials include anatomic sections and radiographic images.

Arthritis Foundation
A resource for arthritis patients that discusses topics such as exercise and nutrition. Includes information about community resources.

Radiological Case Demonstrations - Brigham and Women's Hospital
Case-reports from the teaching files of the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Radiology. Select "skeletal system" from the list of anatomic regions. Cases include radiological images and brief discussions on topics such as avascular necrosis and osteoid osteomas.

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