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Vo AN, Kamen LB, Shih VC, Bitar AA, Stitik TP, Kaplan RJ. Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 5. Lumbar spinal stenosis.This self-directed learning module highlights the pathoanatomy and pathogenesis of lumbar spinal stenosis. The areas covered include assessment and therapeutic options in the rehabilitation of patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. It is part of the study guide on rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation.Overall article objectives(a) To summarize the evaluation and management of lumbar spinal stenosis and (b) to review the pathoanatomy and pathogenesis of lumbar degenerative spinal stenosis.

Shih VC, Kamen LB, Kaplan RJ, Stitik TP, Bitar AA, Vo AN. Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 4. Rheumatoid arthritis and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.This self-directed learning module highlights a clinical vignette of 2 patients: (1) a woman with bilateral, distal, upper-limb pain assessed by differential diagnosis, laboratory work-up, and treatment of rheumatologic disorders frequently seen in the physiatric practice setting and (2) a 57-year-old man with an acute recurring monoarthritis of the knee and addresses clinical presentation, assessment, medical management, and rehabilitation approaches. It is part of the chapter on rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This article specifically focuses on 2 aspects: (1) the differential diagnosis of polyarthralgia, distal upper-limb pain, criteria for classification of rheumatoid arthritis, synovial fluid analysis, and comprehensive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic and (2) the differential diagnosis, clinical diagnostic considerations, current pharmacotherapy, invasive procedure options, and orthotic and exercise interventions for a patient with calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate-induced monoarthritis of the knee.Overall article objectives(a) Clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation strategies in persons with initial presentations of inflammatory distal upper-limb pain and (b) clinical evaluation of an individual with crystal-induced monoarthritis and differentiation of the pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment of chondrocalcinosis.

Bitar AA, Kaplan RJ, Stitik TP, Shih VC, Vo AN, Kamen LB. Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 3. Total hip arthroplasty rehabilitation.This self-directed learning module highlights a clinical vignette of a female patient who had a total hip arthroplasty. The module addresses the medical management and rehabilitation interventions necessary to direct the postacute care needs of this patient. It is part of the study guide on rehabilitation of the joint replacement patient in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This chapter emphasizes planning for discharge from the acute care hospital, postacute care medical complications, and rehabilitation program elements germane to the patient with hip joint replacement.Overall article objectiveTo summarize the postacute care planning, medical complications, and rehabilitation needs of the patient with hip joint replacement.

Stitik TP, Kaplan RJ, Kamen LB, Vo AN, Bitar AA, Shih VC. Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 2. Osteoarthritis assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation.This self-directed learning module discusses a patient with knee osteoarthritis and addresses the clinical presentation, assessment, medical management, rehabilitation approaches, and surgical options. It is part of the chapter on osteoarthritis in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This chapter emphasizes the differential diagnosis, clinical diagnostic considerations, current pharmacology, orthotics, exercise interventions, and surgical procedure options for a patient with knee osteoarthritis.Overall article objectiveTo summarize diagnostic considerations and management of knee osteoarthritis.

Kaplan RJ, Vo AN, Stitik TP, Kamen LB, Bitar AA, Shih VC. Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 1. Osteoporosis assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation.This self-directed learning module highlights a clinical vignette of a female patient with osteoporosis and addresses the clinical presentation, assessment, medical management, and rehabilitation approaches to a patient with an acute vertebral fracture. It is part of the study guide on osteoporosis in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This chapter emphasizes the differential diagnosis, clinical diagnostic considerations, current pharmacotherapy, invasive procedure options, and orthotic and exercise interventions for a patient with postmenopausal osteoporosis.Overall article objectiveTo summarize the clinical evaluation, medical management, and rehabilitation strategies in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis and acute vertebral fracture presentation.