. Roentgen interpretation; a manual for students and practitioners . Fig. 74.—Hypertrophic arthritis of the knee-joint. and on the adjacent areas of the femur. The second is the occur-rence of small localized areas of rarefaction in the bone at the junc-tion of articular surfaces and cortex. Another result of this infec-tion is the development of spurs upon the os calcis which tend togrow out along the plantar fascia. These spurs may be the resultof the activity of streptococcus but the great majority are —Tuberculosis is more common in children. Itcauses slight enlarge


. Roentgen interpretation; a manual for students and practitioners . Fig. 74.—Hypertrophic arthritis of the knee-joint. and on the adjacent areas of the femur. The second is the occur-rence of small localized areas of rarefaction in the bone at the junc-tion of articular surfaces and cortex. Another result of this infec-tion is the development of spurs upon the os calcis which tend togrow out along the plantar fascia. These spurs may be the resultof the activity of streptococcus but the great majority are —Tuberculosis is more common in children. Itcauses slight enlargement of the soft parts, eflusion in the capsule,and general haziness and muddiness of the entire joint area. Thereis extreme decalcification so that the outlines of the bones mav be 102 JOINTS, TENDONS AND BUBSM. Fig. 75.—-Tuberculosis of the knee-joint.


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