A treatise on orthopedic surgery . sextremely chronic in its course, and, as a rule, the generalhealth is not seriously affected. In several instances sarcomaof bone finally caused death many years after the onset of thedisease. Its etiology is unknown, and its treatment is palliative. Local Osteitis Deformans.—^A disease resembling in its gen-eral characteristics osteitis deformans may ajjpear in a singlebone or in corresponding bones of the lower extremity (). It may persist indefinitely, with but little tendencytoward the general involvement of the l)ones characteristic ofPagets dise
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . sextremely chronic in its course, and, as a rule, the generalhealth is not seriously affected. In several instances sarcomaof bone finally caused death many years after the onset of thedisease. Its etiology is unknown, and its treatment is palliative. Local Osteitis Deformans.—^A disease resembling in its gen-eral characteristics osteitis deformans may ajjpear in a singlebone or in corresponding bones of the lower extremity (). It may persist indefinitely, with but little tendencytoward the general involvement of the l)ones characteristic ofPagets disease, whether it is a varietv of osteitis deformans orwere in males. ^ American Journal of the Medical Sciences, Xovember, 1901. Prince, American Journal of the Medical Sciences, November, 1902. CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED AFFECTIONS. 533 is of another class is not apparent at present. The treatment issymptomatic, being directed especially toward relief of strainthat induces discomfort and increases the deformity. Fig. 345. Fig.
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