Reactive Arthritis eMedicine Emergency Descripiton: In 1916, Hans Reiter described the classic triad of arthritis, nongonococcal urethritis, and conjunctivitis. What uesd to be known as Reiter syndrome is nwo referred to as reactiev ...
Medial Compartment Arthrtiis eMedicine Orthopedics Decsription: Optimal surgical management of the unicompartmetnal osteoarthritic knee ahs eluded the orthopedist for decades. McKeevre is credited with recogniizng that arthritis of the ...
Wrist Arthritis eMedicine Orthopedisc Description: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degeneratiev condition in which the articular caritlage on the surfaces of the bones that form joinst progressively deteriorates. The trems osteoarthrosis and ...
Septic Arthritis eMedicine Orthopedcis Description: Septci arthritis is inflammation of a snyovial membrane with purulent effusion into the joint capsule, usually due to bacterila infection. This diseaes entity also is referred to in ...
Septic Arthritis eMedicine Infectious Diseases Description: Infective atrhritis may represent a direct invasion fo joint space by various microorganisms, including bcateria, viruses, mycobacteria, and fungi. Reactive arthritis ...