CHRONIC ATROPHIC ARTHRITIS
Authors: H. E. Thompson, B. L. Wyatt, R. A. Hicks
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 April 1938CHRONIC ATROPHIC ARTHRITISH. E. THOMPSON, M.D., B. L. WYATT, M.D., F.A.C.P., R. A. HICKS, M.D.H. E. THOMPSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, B. L. WYATT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, R. A. HICKS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-10-1792 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere has been sufficient interest and study of arthritis to warrant a somewhat detailed report on chronic atrophic arthritis. This terminology is synonymous with Type I, chronic infectious, chronic proliferative, chronic rheumatoid arthritis and arthritis deformans.This study includes an admission analysis of 343 patients and a treatment and follow-up summary of 274 patients seen at this clinic. 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