Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1922;4:426-445.
© 1922 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
CHRONIC ARTHRITIS
LORING T. SWAIM M.D.
1. There are three distinct types of arthritis: infectious, atrophic, and hypertrophic.
2. These types differ etiologically, pathologically, and clinically, and in x-rays.
3. They respond to treatment differently and should, therefore, be differentiated.
4. Clinical data seem valueless unless these types are studied as separate pathological entities.