Journal article
Clinical Differentiation of Upper Extremity Pain Etiologies
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, v 23(8), pp 492-500
01 Aug 2015
PMID: 26116851
Abstract
Upper extremity pain can result from many overlapping etiologies. These can be categorized into anatomic regions and specific organ systems. Anatomically, pain etiologies are classified into four major groups: neurologic, musculoskeletal, vascular, and other (eg, tumor, infection). Knowledge of the characteristic clinical presentation and physical examination findings of each group can help distinguish the source of the patient's complaints quickly so that an accurate clinical diagnosis can facilitate appropriate diagnostic measures and treatment. A focus on the neurologic causes of upper extremity pain (ie, cervical spine pathology, peripheral nerve compression, neuropathy) and musculoskeletal causes of shoulder and elbow pain (eg, adhesive capsulitis, calcific tendinitis, biceps tendinitis, synovitis) and the distinguishing characteristics (eg, periscapular pain, two-point discrimination, signal intensity on T2-weighted MRI) helps determine the appropriate diagnosis.
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- Title
- Clinical Differentiation of Upper Extremity Pain Etiologies
- Creators
- Ravi K. Ponnappan - Drexel Univ, Coll Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAMustafa Khan - Univ Toledo, Med Ctr, Toledo, OH 43606 USAJonas L. Matzon - Rothman Inst, Philadelphia, PA USAEmran S. Sheikh - Rothman Inst, Philadelphia, PA USABradford S. Tucker - Rothman Inst, Philadelphia, PA USAMatthew D. Pepe - Rothman Inst, Philadelphia, PA USAFotios P. Tjoumakaris - Rothman Inst, Philadelphia, PA USAAhmad N. Nassr - Mayo Clin, Rochester, MN USAMahrukh Khan - Psychiatry
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, v 23(8), pp 492-500
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 9
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000358417300005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84937864076
- Other Identifier
- 991019173421504721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Orthopedics
- Surgery