Semiology: Locomotor System
Semiology: Locomotor System — Expert Reference
How it begins
Análisis exhaustivo de síntomas, signos, síndromes articulares, musculares, óseos y de partes blandas, con maniobras semiológicas detalladas y correlaciones clínicas reumatológicas y ortopédicas de nivel experto.
What it covers
- Anamnesis of the Locomotor System
- · Characterization of the Main Symptom
- · Morning Stiffness — The Great Discriminator
- · Relevant Past Medical History
- · Functional Impact Evaluation
- Semiology of Musculoskeletal Pain
- · Classification by Structure of Origin
- Characterization of Arthritis: Pattern, Distribution and Temporality
- · Number of Joints Affected
- · Temporal Pattern
- · Joint Distribution — Diagnostic Map
- · Cardinal Signs of Arthritis in Exploration
- · Extra-articular Manifestations — Diagnostic Guides
- Semiology of the Rachis
- · Functional Anatomy and Reference Points
- · Low Back Pain — The Most Prevalent Symptom
- · Lumbar Root Compression Syndrome
- · Ankylosing Spondylitis — Axial Signs
- · Cervical Semiology
- Shoulder Semiology
- · Normal Shoulder Mobility
- · Subacromial Impingement Syndrome (Impingement)
- · Rotator Cuff Tears
- · Pathology of the Acromioclavicular Joint (AC)
- · Adhesive Capsulitis ("Frozen Shoulder")
- Semiology of the Elbow
- · Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow") and Medial Epicondylitis ("Golfer's Elbow")
- · Olecranon Bursitis
- · Ulnar Nerve (Ulnar Canal) Syndrome
- Wrist, Hand and Fingers — The Mirror of Rheumatology
- · Hand Deformities in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- · Deformities in Osteoarthritis
- · Dactylitis ("Sausage Finger")
- · Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- · De Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Semiology of the Hip
- · Location of Pain as a Diagnostic Key
- · Hip Mobility
- · Avascular Necrosis (Osteonecrosis) of the Femoral Head
- Knee Semiology
- · Detection of Joint Effusion
- · Meniscal Injuries
- · Ligamentous Injuries
- · Other Knee Pathologies
- Semiology of the Ankle and Foot
- · Sprained Ankle and Ligament Injuries
- · Achilles Tendon Pathology
- · Plantar Fasciitis
- · Podalic Gout — Podagra
- · Flatfoot, Cavus and Deformities
- Systematic Physical Exploration of the Locomotor System
- · General Inspection
- · The Count of Painful and Swollen Joints (DAS28)
- · Muscle Strength Evaluation — MRC Scale
- · Muscle Weakness Patterns — Topographic Location
- Semiology of the Muscular System
- · Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
- · Muscle Damage Markers
- · Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
- Skeletal System Semiology
- · Osteoporosis
- · Fragility Fractures
- · Paget's Disease of Bone
- · Osteomalacia
- Major Rheumatological Syndromes — Complete Clinical Profiles
- · Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- · Axial Spondyloarthritis (Aax) and Peripheral
- · Arthritis due to Microcrystals
- · SLE Arthritis — Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Connectivity Disease
- · Osteoarthritis (OA) — The Most Prevalent Syndrome
- · Fibromyalgia — Chronic Diffuse Pain Syndrome
- · Diagnostic Synthesis: Algorithm by Joint Pattern
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- Subject
- Semiology
- Category
- Clinical Bases
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 72
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02