v. 1. Introduction to the study of the rheumatic diseases -- Scientific basis for the study of the rheumatic diseases -- Therapeutic approaches in the rheumatic diseases -- Surgical intervention in the rheumatic diseases -- Rheumatoid arthritis -- Other inflammatory arthritis syndromes -- v. 2. Systemic rheumatic diseases -- Vasculitis and related diseases -- Miscellaneous rheumatic diseases -- Regional disorders of joints and related structures -- Osteoarthritis -- Metabolic bone and joint diseases -- Infectious arthritis