Ade Adebajo FAcMed, FACP, FRCP(Glasg) is an Associate Director of Teaching at the University of Sheffield Medical School. He is also the Honorary Professor and Consultant Rheumatologist/Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine for Dentistry and Health at University of Sheffield and Barnsley Hospital, South Yorkshire, UK.

Lisa Dunkley MBChB (Hons), FRCP, FHEA is a Consultant Rheumatologist TPD Rheumatology (S Yorks) at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.

Preface, vii

Contributors, ix

List of Abbreviations, xiii

1 Delivering Musculoskeletal Care Across Boundaries, 1
Samantha L. Hider, Simon Somerville and Kay Stevenson

2 Pain in the Wrist and Hand, 5
Michael Shipley

3 Pain in the Neck, Shoulder and Arm, 13
Caroline Mitchell and David Stanley

4 Low Back Pain, 23
Rajiv K. Dixit and John Dickson

5 Pain in the Hip, 31
Andrew Hamer

6 Pain in the Knee, 37
Adrian Dunbar and Mark Wilkinson

7 Pain in the Foot, 43
Philip S. Helliwell and Heidi J. Siddle

8 Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Chronic Widespread Pain, 51
Sarah Ryan and Andrew Hassell

9 Osteoarthritis, 55
Michael Doherty and A. Abhishek

10 Gout, Hyperuricaemia and Crystal Arthritis, 61
Martin Underwood

11 Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease, 67
Eugene McCloskey, Nicola Peel, Jennifer Walsh and Richard Eastell

12 Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Features and Diagnosis, 73
Mohammed Akil and Robert Moots

13 Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, 77
Edwin S. L. Chan, Anthony G. Wilson and Bruce N. Cronstein

14 Spondyloarthritides, 81
Andrew Keat and Robert Inman

15 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, 89
Anne-Marie McMahon and Evdoxia Sapountzi

16 Musculoskeletal Disorders in Children and Adolescents, 103
Helen Foster and Lori Tucker

17 Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis, 113
Christian D. Mallen and Eric L. Matteson

18 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus-Like Syndromes, 119
Vijay Rao, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman and Caroline Gordon

19 Raynaud's Phenomenon and Scleroderma, 129
Christopher P. Denton, Carol M. Black and Voon H. Ong

20 Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, 137
Chris Deighton and Paul Davis

21 Is It an Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease?, 141
Mohammed Tikly and David D'Cruz

22 Sport and Exercise Medicine, 149
Cathy Speed

23 Vasculitis and Related Rashes, 155
Richard A. Watts and David G.I. Scott

24 Basic Immunology and the Biologic Era, 161
John Isaacs and Nishanthi Thalayasingam

25 Laboratory Tests, 169
Marisa Fernandes das Neves, Rajendra Vara Prasad Irlapati and David Isenberg

26 Musculoskeletal Radiology, 177
William R. Grant and Richard J. Wakefield

27 The Team Approach, 185
Louise Warburton and Sarah Ryan

28 Epidemiology of the Rheumatic Diseases, 189
Anna E. Litwic and Elaine M. Dennison

Index, 195