This article presents the recommendations of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology Arthritis Subcommittee regarding the standards of the use of MRI in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal rheumatic diseases. The recommendations discuss (1) the role of MRI in current classification criteria of musculoskeletal rheumatic diseases (including early diagnosis of inflammation, disease follow-u...

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has become a relevant part of rheumatology practice and research. This imaging modality substantially allows us to optimise the management of inflammatory, degenerative and crystal-related musculoskeletal diseases. MSUS is a valuable point-of-care tool to accurately assess intra-articular and periarticular abnormalities involved in rheumatic diseases. Furthermo...

BACKGROUND Chronic non-communicable diseases entail high impact on health systems in Brazil and worldwide. Among the most frequent are the musculoskeletal conditions which comprise a group of diseases that influence individuals' physical status, quality of life and functional capacity. Epidemiological studies investigating the scale of such conditions in the adult population are scarce in Brazi...

OBJECTIVE To investigate if adults who are hospitalised for a burn injury have increased long-term hospital use for musculoskeletal diseases. DESIGN A population-based retrospective cohort study using linked administrative health data from the Western Australian Data Linkage System. SUBJECTS Records of 17,753 persons aged at least 20 years when hospitalised for a first burn injury in Wester...

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BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal diseases are characterized by a high degree of comorbidity with common mental disorders and are a major cause of health-related exclusion from working life. Using a prospective design we aimed to examine the relative importance of physical and mental health-related quality of life as predictors of disability pension due to musculoskeletal diseases. METHODS A subsamp...

Musculoskeletal pain is one of the main manifestations joint and spine diseases. Chronic poses an enormous burden for patients, society health care system. Patient with musculoskeletal requires multimodal therapy. Risk factors chronic should be identified using biopsycho social model. Review article presents approaches to treatment pain.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the impact of occupational diseases in Spain in terms of incidence and prevalence and to compare them with the notifications actually made. DESIGN Data of incidence and prevalence were obtained from studies carried out in Spain and in other countries. These studies were mostly based on epidemiological investigations, occupational diseases monitoring systems and surveys w...