Soft Tissues of the Extremities: A Radiologic Study of Rheumatic Disease(Comprehensive Manuals in Radiology)

During the past decade there has been a burgeoning of interest in arthritis and related rheumatic diseases. The spe- ciality of rheumatology, once regarded as a "Cinderella" speciality, is now one of the leading specialties in internal medicine. Indeed, just as infant mortality is a good index of the general health of a community, so a University Med- ical School can be similarly judged by the quality of its Department of Rheumatology. Perhaps no other specialty has helped to advance knowledge in medicine as has rheu- matology One might have thought that little could be added to the clinical and radiologic description of one of the most studied diseases in rheumatology rheumatoid arthritis. There are several excellent large radiology textbooks on bones and joints, and it is surprising that yet another book has been published. However, the reader will soon appreciate on reading this superb radiologic text on rheumatoid arthritis that here is something new and quite different from what has been published in the past. The combination of clinician and radiologist has produced a textbook which will become a standard reference on the subject. The authors are both well known in their respective fields and they have concentrated on the early changes in the disease-not only those in the articular surfaces but also those in the soft tissues. In 1948 the late Dr Philip Ellman coined the term "rheumatoid disease," to indicate the systemic nature of rheumatoid arthritis.

Table of Contents:
1 Introduction.- Radiographic Soft Tissue Techniques.- Xeroradiography.- References.- 2 The Shoulder Region.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Subdeltoid Bursa.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Long Head of Biceps.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Shoulder Joint.- Enlarged Axillary Glands in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Intrasynovial Fatty Masses in the Subdeltoid Bursa Involved by Rheumatoid Disease.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Acromioclavicular Joint.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Sternoclavicular Joint.- References.- 3 The Elbow Region.- Radiologic Anatomy.- Soft Tissue Changes.- Rheumatoid Arthritis.- The Supratrochlear Glands.- The Olecranon Bursa and Subcutaneous Nodules.- The Differentiation of Localized Swellings at the Elbow.- References.- 4 The Wrist and Hand.- The Pisicuneiform Joint.- The Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb.- The Synovial Sheaths of the Flexor Tendons of the Wrist.- Soft Tissue Changes of the Wrists Region.- Rheumatoid Disease of the Wrist.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Hand.- References.- 5 The Hip.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Hip Joint and Associated Bursae.- Soft Tissue Changes.- Rheumatoid Disease.- References.- 6 The Knee.- Radiologic Anatomy.- Soft Tissue Changes.- Rheumatoid Disease.- Fabellofemoral Joint.- References.- 7 The Ankle Region.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Ankle Joint.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Tendon Sheaths and Bursae at the Ankle.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Soft Tissues of the Heel Pad.- References.- 8 The Tarsus and Foot.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Posterior Subtalar Joint.- The Radiologic Anatomy of the Talocalcaneonavicular Joint.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Calcaneocuboid Joint.- Radiologic Anatomy of the Metatarsophalangeal and Interphalangeal Joints of the Toes.- References.