This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: Degenerative knee joint changes – Meniscus rupture A meniscal lesion is a degenerative or traumatic injury to the medial or lateral meniscus. A typical symptom is sudden pain that intensifies when walking. If a meniscal rupture is…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Lumbar back pain Early differentiation pays off One of the most common reasons for consultation in primary care practices and emergency departments is lumbar back pain. A 2012 systematic review estimated a global point prevalence of activity-limiting… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Management New recommendations facilitate therapy selection for increased fracture risk Osteoporosis is severely underdiagnosed despite serious consequences, and many patients at increased risk of fracture remain untreated [1, 2]. The Swiss Association Against Osteoporosis (SVGO) now provides clear therapy recommendations…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Endoprosthesis infections Prosthesis changes would often be avoidable with a quick diagnosis Prosthetic infections are becoming more and more important due to an increasing number of primary prosthetics. The primary care physician is usually the first point of contact for patients when…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: Degenerative knee joint changes – Cartilage damage Cartilage damage in the area of the knee joint is a very common clinical picture. There are many causes and numerous symptoms up to chronic pain. For accurate cartilage diagnosis,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Bisphosphonates in osteoporosis The benefit outweighs the risk Since their introduction in the 1990s, bisphosphonates have been the drugs of first choice in the treatment of osteoporosis. They inhibit osteoclast-mediated resorption and bone remodeling, increase bone mineral density,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Back pain Do not turn your back In economic terms, back pain plays a major role – not so much because it is particularly expensive to treat, but because it is so common. In addition, many sufferers…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Vertebral changes: Forestier’s disease Also known as spondylosis hyperostotica , idiopathic degenerative vertebral pathology is the most common noninflammatory spinal disease, with prevalence increasing in an age-correlated manner. Characteristic clinical features are pronounced hyperostoses…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Vertebral changes: Spondylodiscitis Inflammatory spinal changes are most common in older adults. Today, MRI is considered the diagnostic gold standard. In case of contraindications to MRI, multislice CT serves as an alternative. The…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Lumbar lumbalgia: pseudospondylolisthesis – clinical features of segmental instability. Pseudospondylolisthesis is a form of spondylolisthesis (slipped vertebra). In most cases, a complex degenerative picture of the segmental structures is seen. Foraminal and spinal stenoses are possible consequences of vertebral…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Severe osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Effectively reduce the risk of subsequent fractures In Switzerland, every second woman aged 50 and over suffers an osteoporosis-related fracture during her lifetime [1]. In this context, the risk of a subsequent fracture immediately after the first…
