![](http://www.alamy.com/thumbs/6/52707576-C60E-4ABD-8B53-ED4C571705A7/2CRRJTE.jpg)
. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation . Pig-. 1-a—Polyarthritis with swellingin several of the joints. The irreg-ularity of the joint surfaces wasmistaken for a bony destruction,owing- to the co-existing view. Fig. 1-b—Examination of the normalknee, however, reveals as much ifnot more roughening than that en-countered in the swollen knee. Thisis a plate of the normal knee takenfor comparison. had symptoms of arthritis. X-ray ex-ammation showed this condition anda roughened, uneven appearance of thelower end of the patella. The condi-tion was diagnosed as
. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation . Pig-. 1-a—Polyarthritis with swellingin several of the joints. The irreg-ularity of the joint surfaces wasmistaken for a bony destruction,owing- to the co-existing view. Fig. 1-b—Examination of the normalknee, however, reveals as much ifnot more roughening than that en-countered in the swollen knee. Thisis a plate of the normal knee takenfor comparison. had symptoms of arthritis. X-ray ex-ammation showed this condition anda roughened, uneven appearance of thelower end of the patella. The condi-tion was diagnosed as pyogenic arthritis,but examination of the other knee re-vealed the same condition with the ex-ception that the patella appearedsmooth. This irregular appearance ofthe patella at the tendinous attachmentof the patella has been observed mthree such cases, it probably was th;etiological factor in the arthritis inthese instances. The irregular jointmargins are undoubtedly normal. In acase of polyarthritis (?) the conditionformed in one knee joint w
Size: 2769px × 902px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthoramerican, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookyear1920