Practical observations on the disease of the joints : commonly called white swelling : with some remarks on scrofulous abscesses.

  • Crowther, Bryan, 1765-1840.
Date:
1797
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Credit: Practical observations on the disease of the joints : commonly called white swelling : with some remarks on scrofulous abscesses. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ling> are often encouraged by practi- tioners to hope that the complaint may terminate in anchylofis: but this, unfortunately, is a very infrequent occurrence, and cannot reafonably be expected ; whilft the difeafe is fuf- fered to proceed. Anchylofis is a procefs of health, and, as fuch, can it be expected to occur, until the progrefs oi the complaint in the bone be arrefted ? I fhall not attempt to determine whether the reafon I have already affigned, will account for the infre- quency of anchylofis in this diforder ; yet, as a proof how feldom it occurs, I have feen but two cafes of the knee, and one of the elbow, anchylofed by oflific union. Other inftances of knees anchylofed by a conjunction of foit parts, have alfo occurred to my notice; which joints, though incapa- ble