Approach to the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal disease.
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.
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Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
D000368:Aged; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010808:Physical Examination