Radiology

Science of the application of X-rays to display body parts (X-ray) and to treat diseases

Raynaud syndrome

A disease of the blood vessels that often occurs in the preliminary phase of chronic polyarthritis and that causes the hands to have a poor circulation of blood and be sensitive to cold

Recidive

This pertains to a relapse, the repetition of a disease after the symptoms have already abated

Redon drainage

Draining of blood and wound fluid after surgery through permanent suction; named after the French ear, nose and throat specialist, Redon

Reduction

The resetting of a joint

Rehabilitation

Medical, social and vocational measures for reintegration and the restoration of capabilities

Rider's bone

This is the ossification of the thigh muscles occurring in riders

Reiter's disease (Fiesinger-Leroy disease)

A clinical picture where there are usually three simultaneous symptoms: inflammation of the urethra (urethritis), inflammation of the iris of the eye (conjunctivitis) and polyarthritis

Remobilisation

Measures taken after surgery to restore the mobility and load-bearing capacity of a limb

Reposition

To reset(a joint or a fracture)

Resection

Cutting out, cutting off, removing

Resection arthroplastics

Removal of degenerative joint parts without replacing them by artificial implants

Resorption

Reabsorption, assimilation

Retinaculotomy

Surgical severing of the retinaculum, e.g. holding the knee disc; corresponds to a release operation

Retinaculum

Bands holding the tendons or the kneecap, for example, in place

Retro

Prefix meaning back, backwards, towards the rear

Revision

Fresh surgery in an area where surgery has already been performed

Rheuma

Greek for flowing: an inflammatory disease of the joints affecting various joints at different times; the disease flows through the body

Rheumatoid factor

A factor that can be determined in the blood and that can be found in the large majority of patients suffering from chronic polyarthritis

Rheumatic fever

This is an acute illness with fever and inflammation of the joints, usually lasting just a few weeks. It is a consequence of a streptococcen infection (certain type of bacteria ) that not infrequently starts in the throat area

Rheumatic nodes

These are nodes of tissue that are connected with an inflammation of the blood vessels and that occur in patients with very advanced chronic polyarthritis. They often occur around the elbows

Rheumatism

A collective term for diseases of the musculoskeletal system (muscles, skeleton etc. ) that cause pain and restrict movement and that can also cause diseases of internal organs (heart, lungs, liver etc.) , A distinction is made between the following three forms: 1. Inflammatory rheumatism: concerns inflammations of all tissue around the joints such as bones, cartilage, synovialis, ligaments etc. 2. Degenerative rheumatism: changes mainly to the cartilage and bone tissue around the joint without genuine inflammation, usually a result of wear and tear 3. Soft-tissue rheumatism: concerns the soft parts of the musculoskeletal system surrounding the joints

Rheumatoid

Pertaining to diseases that do not belong to the rheumatic diseases. Their clinical picture is similar to that of rheumatism, but they are inflammations of the joints following infections

Rheumatoide arthritis

Apparatus for the automatic execution of manual labour; surgical robots can carry out parts of an operation, such as cutting the bone socket for an implant

Rucksack bandage

A bandage that draws the shoulders backwards and serves to relieve the ends of a facture of the collar-bone

Rupture

Tearing, of a tendon, for example