Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology: Vol 1
Published on 30. April 1993
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-0-19-262342-3 (ISBN)
Description
The "Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology" has been designed to offer the trainee and the established specialist a comprehensive approach to this wide-ranging field of medicine. The text emphasizes an understanding of the underlying basic sciences, while at the same time providing a detailed practical guide for the clinician. Contributors are drawn from all over the world and have been chosen for their expertise in each sub-speciality. The authors first introduce the subject by posing clinical conundrums which commonly face the rheumatologist and by describing the basic examination. They then emphasize the interactive nature of modern medicine by presenting a series of chapters co-authored by specialists in other fields such as cardiology and neurology. They describe the scientific basis of rheumatic diseases in terms of molecular genetics, immunology and developmental biology and signpost future directions for research. Having considered the broad range for diagnostic techniques, they proceed with a comprehensive description of the individual rheumatic diseases, emphasizing tabulation of data and using high-quality clinical pictures and imaging techniques.
They emphasize the similarities and differences in presentation according to age group and include relevant chapters written by paediatricians and geriatricians. Finally, they consider the aspects of surgical management and rehabilitation, highlighting newer forms of therapy and discussing controversial areas.
They emphasize the similarities and differences in presentation according to age group and include relevant chapters written by paediatricians and geriatricians. Finally, they consider the aspects of surgical management and rehabilitation, highlighting newer forms of therapy and discussing controversial areas.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line drawings, half-tones, colour plates
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 219 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-262342-3 (9780192623423)
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Content
Part 1 Clinical presentation of rheumatic disease: clinical presentation in different age groups, John S. Percy et al; common clinical problems, Andrew Frank et al; views from different perspectives, W.Watson Buchanan et al. Part 2 Pathophysiology of musculoskeletal disease: molecular genetics and its relevance in rheumatology, Patricia Woo; molecular abnormalities of collagen, M. Pope; articular cartilage, Giles Campion and Timothy Hardingham; bone in health and disease, Roger Smith; the physiology of the joint and its disturbance in inflammation, Paul I. Mapp et al; skeletal muscle and the effects of inflammation, Diane J. Newham; biomechanics of articulations and derangement in disease, Bahaa B. Seedham. Part 3 The process of inflammation: cells and mediators of inflammation, Mark Walport and Gordon Duff; lymphocyte traffic in inflammation, Dorian O. Haskard; specific immune responses, P. Wordsworth and John I. Bell; modification of inflammation, Peter M. Brooks et al. Part 4 Investigation of the rheumatic diseases: acute phase response, Rosamonde E. Banks et al ; haematology, Lynne Turner-Stokes; biochemistry, Rosamonde E. Banks et al; microbiology and diagnostic serology, Geoffrey Scott; autoantibody profile, Peter Maddison; synovial fluid analysis, J.C. Edwards; polymorphic genetic marker analysis, J. Lanchbury; immune-complex detection, Bryan D. Williams; imaging, Philipp Lang et al; histopathological diagnosis, P.J. Gallagher and Janice R. Anderson; electrophysiology, Adam Young; growth and skeletal maturation, Christopher Lovell and Patricia Woo. Part 5 The scope of rheumatic diseases: epidemiology, Alan J. Silman et al; nosology of the chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases, Patricia Woo and David Glass; infections, Marc L. Miller et al; rheumatoid arthritis, R.N. Maini et al; spondylarthropathies, Andrei Calin et al; arthropathies primarily occurring in childhood, David W. Sherry et al; systemic lupus erythematosus, David Isenberg et al; systemic sclerosis (scleroderma, Carol M. Black et al; poly- and dermatomyositis, Ira N. Targoff and Lauren M. Pachman; Sjogren's syndrome, H.M. Moutsopoulos et al; primary vasculitides, D. Scott et al; overlap syndromes, Michael L. Snaith and Roger Allen; miscellaneous inflammatory conditions, G. Husby et al; soft tissue rheumatism, B. Hazelman; osteoarthritis, M. Doherty et al; gout and hyperuricaemia, G. Nuki; diseases of bone and cartilage, A.K. Bhalla; disorders of the spine, Malcolm I.V. Jayson and Allan Ivan Binder; miscellaneous abnormalities of connective tissue structure and function, Thomas G. Benedek et al. Part 6 Rehabilitation: the surgery of rheumatic disease in adults, D.S. Barrett et al; the role of surgery in the management of rheumatic diseases in children, Malcolm Swann; non-surgical rehabilitation of adults with rheumatic diseases, A. Clarke; non-surgical rehabilitation in the child, H. Emery.