The Shoulder

Shoulder Girdle

Reumatoid arthritis at the sternoclavicular joint

Clinical Findings

• Reumatoid arthritis, spondylitis, reiter's syndrome and psoriasis, all may involve the sternoclavicular joint.
• Other localisations of rheumatoid arthritis should bring the disorder in mind.
• Arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint is usually late in the evolution of ankylosing spondylitis. A progressive ankylosis of the joint leads to serious limitation in mobility of the shoulder girdle.

Treatment

General management of the underlying condition.
A local infiltration may abort pain. Technique

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Preliminary Examination / Interpretation / Pathology of Shoulder Girdle / Sternoclavicular Lesions

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