title: Approach to the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal disease.
abstract: Musculoskeletal disease is not an inevitable consequence of aging. Complaints of musculoskeletal disease indicate disease. Differential diagnosis relies on clinical skills. Management is directed toward maintaining function.
authors.affiliation: Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ettinger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010808:Physical Examination