title: Making sense of musculoskeletal disorders.
abstract: Evaluating musculoskeletal disorders can be challenging and time-consuming. Grouping the information from the history and physical examination into broad categories, inflammatory vs. non-inflammatory and local vs. systemic, serves as a general approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology