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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

  1. Anamnesis of the Locomotor System
  2. · Characterization of the Main Symptom
  3. · Morning Stiffness — The Great Discriminator
  4. · Relevant Past Medical History
  5. · Functional Impact Evaluation
  6. Semiology of Musculoskeletal Pain
  7. · Classification by Structure of Origin
  8. Characterization of Arthritis: Pattern, Distribution and Temporality
  9. · Number of Joints Affected
  10. · Temporal Pattern
  11. · Joint Distribution — Diagnostic Map
  12. · Cardinal Signs of Arthritis in Exploration
  13. · Extra-articular Manifestations — Diagnostic Guides
  14. Semiology of the Rachis
  15. · Functional Anatomy and Reference Points
  16. · Low Back Pain — The Most Prevalent Symptom
  17. · Lumbar Root Compression Syndrome
  18. · Ankylosing Spondylitis — Axial Signs
  19. · Cervical Semiology
  20. Shoulder Semiology
  21. · Normal Shoulder Mobility
  22. · Subacromial Impingement Syndrome (Impingement)
  23. · Rotator Cuff Tears
  24. · Pathology of the Acromioclavicular Joint (AC)
  25. · Adhesive Capsulitis ("Frozen Shoulder")
  26. Semiology of the Elbow
  27. · Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow") and Medial Epicondylitis ("Golfer's Elbow")
  28. · Olecranon Bursitis
  29. · Ulnar Nerve (Ulnar Canal) Syndrome
  30. Wrist, Hand and Fingers — The Mirror of Rheumatology
  31. · Hand Deformities in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  32. · Deformities in Osteoarthritis
  33. · Dactylitis ("Sausage Finger")
  34. · Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  35. · De Quervain's tenosynovitis
  36. Semiology of the Hip
  37. · Location of Pain as a Diagnostic Key
  38. · Hip Mobility
  39. · Avascular Necrosis (Osteonecrosis) of the Femoral Head
  40. Knee Semiology
  41. · Detection of Joint Effusion
  42. · Meniscal Injuries
  43. · Ligamentous Injuries
  44. · Other Knee Pathologies
  45. Semiology of the Ankle and Foot
  46. · Sprained Ankle and Ligament Injuries
  47. · Achilles Tendon Pathology
  48. · Plantar Fasciitis
  49. · Podalic Gout — Podagra
  50. · Flatfoot, Cavus and Deformities
  51. Systematic Physical Exploration of the Locomotor System
  52. · General Inspection
  53. · The Count of Painful and Swollen Joints (DAS28)
  54. · Muscle Strength Evaluation — MRC Scale
  55. · Muscle Weakness Patterns — Topographic Location
  56. Semiology of the Muscular System
  57. · Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
  58. · Muscle Damage Markers
  59. · Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
  60. Skeletal System Semiology
  61. · Osteoporosis
  62. · Fragility Fractures
  63. · Paget's Disease of Bone
  64. · Osteomalacia
  65. Major Rheumatological Syndromes — Complete Clinical Profiles
  66. · Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
  67. · Axial Spondyloarthritis (Aax) and Peripheral
  68. · Arthritis due to Microcrystals
  69. · SLE Arthritis — Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Connectivity Disease
  70. · Osteoarthritis (OA) — The Most Prevalent Syndrome
  71. · Fibromyalgia — Chronic Diffuse Pain Syndrome
  72. · Diagnostic Synthesis: Algorithm by Joint Pattern

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Subject
Semiology
Category
Clinical Bases
Type
Study Guide
Sections
72
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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