Geriatrics : the diseases of old age and their treatment, including physiological old age, home and institutional care, and medico-legal relations . Section of the Head of the Thigh Bone of a Man of Thirty-seven Years.(From Minots Problems of Age, Growth and Death. G. P. Putnams Sons,New York and London.). Section of the Head of the Thigh Bone of a Woman of Eighty-two also depression of head of femur. (From Minots Problems of Age,Growth and Death. G. P. Putnams Sons, New York and London ) ANATOMICAL CHANGES IN OLD AGE 25 There is generally waste of the subcutaneous fat, atrophy oft
Geriatrics : the diseases of old age and their treatment, including physiological old age, home and institutional care, and medico-legal relations . Section of the Head of the Thigh Bone of a Man of Thirty-seven Years.(From Minots Problems of Age, Growth and Death. G. P. Putnams Sons,New York and London.). Section of the Head of the Thigh Bone of a Woman of Eighty-two also depression of head of femur. (From Minots Problems of Age,Growth and Death. G. P. Putnams Sons, New York and London ) ANATOMICAL CHANGES IN OLD AGE 25 There is generally waste of the subcutaneous fat, atrophy ofthe derma, the areolar tissue becomes fibrillated, the connectivetissue becomes loose and separates, the glands waste and thereis waste of the elastic fibers. As a result of these changes theskin becomes dry, lusterless, loose and flabby. In some locali-ties the sweat glands exhibit greater activity and the characterof the secretion is changed. Pigment is deposited in the reteMalpighii, sometimes localized as ecchymotic spots on the hands,neck and other exposed portions of the body, sometimes coveringmore extensive areas. In some localities there may be extensivebrown patches due to passive congestion. Folds and wrinklesare caused by waste of fat and elastic fibers. The hypertrophiestake the form ei
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