Geriatric Medicine Book

Approach

  • Rheumatologic Conditions in the Elderly

//fpnotebook.com/

Rheumatologic Conditions in the Elderly

Aka: Rheumatologic Conditions in the Elderly
  1. Epidemiology
    1. Overall health declines with chronic hip or Knee Pain
      1. Dawson (2004) Rheumatology 43:497 [PubMed]
  2. Causes: Common Rheumatologic Conditions seen in over age 75
    1. Osteoarthritis (60%)
    2. Spondylosis (39%)
    3. Gouty Arthritis and other crystalline Arthritis (15%)
    4. Osteoporosis (14%)
    5. Rheumatoid Arthritis (13%)
    6. Polymyalgia Rheumatica (4%)
    7. References
      1. Van Lankveld (2004) Arthritis Rheum 51:299 [PubMed]

You are currently viewing the original 'fpnotebook.com\legacy' version of this website. Internet Explorer 8.0 and older will automatically be redirected to this legacy version.

If you are using a modern web browser, you may instead navigate to the newer desktop version of fpnotebook. Another, mobile version is also available which should function on both newer and older web browsers.

Please Contact Me as you run across problems with any of these versions on the website.

Navigation Tree