. Röntgen ray diagnosis and therapy . urred. In all cases of gonorrhceal arthritis of the wrist observed bythe author, the carpus appeared extremely light and the contourssomewhat irregular. The carpal bones are not well defined indi-vidually, but produce the impression of a confluent mass, and theradio-carpal joint shows a great tendency to ankylosis, becauselater even the surfaces of the cartilages become eroded. In moreadvanced stages the whole hand may be shortened. In arthritisof the elbow, knee, or hip the anatomical changes appear less DISEASES OF THE BONES AND JOINTS 277 marked, of cou
. Röntgen ray diagnosis and therapy . urred. In all cases of gonorrhceal arthritis of the wrist observed bythe author, the carpus appeared extremely light and the contourssomewhat irregular. The carpal bones are not well defined indi-vidually, but produce the impression of a confluent mass, and theradio-carpal joint shows a great tendency to ankylosis, becauselater even the surfaces of the cartilages become eroded. In moreadvanced stages the whole hand may be shortened. In arthritisof the elbow, knee, or hip the anatomical changes appear less DISEASES OF THE BONES AND JOINTS 277 marked, of course, than in the wrist. In order to represent thespongiosa trabecule well, tubes of medium hardness musl In-chosen. The distance should be about LO inches between the tubalwall and the plate. The effect of the therapy (interna] treatment, immobilisationand counter irritants at the beginning) should be controlled byskiagraphy. When the inflammatory process begins to subside,massage and exercise should he advised in order to counteract. Fig. 205.—Fracture of the Coronoid Process or the Ulna, followed by Arthritis. synostosis, which is especially apt to form between radius andscaphoid bone. When the stiff joint will not be made movable bymassage and electricity, a chisel operation is the only effective pro-cedure under such circumstances. 278 THE EONTGEN EAYS
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