TRAUMA AND RHEUMATISM
Authors: L GELFAND, R MERLISS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Article1 April 1959TRAUMA AND RHEUMATISMLEO GELFAND, M.D., LL.B., F.A.C.P., REUBEN MERLISS, M.D.LEO GELFAND, M.D., LL.B., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, REUBEN MERLISS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-4-999 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe relationship between a specific injury and the subsequent appearance of arthritis, or the aggravation of a preëxisting arthritis, is a problem that grows more important as the number of automobile accidents increases and as the percentage of older people with painful or diseased joints increases among the general population. This relationship forms the basis of thousands of suits brought before American courts each year.Yet there is surprisingly little literature on this subject.Much of what has been written comes from European countries where various forms of disability insurance, workmen's compensation laws, and state health insurance made important the...Bibliography1. Soeur R: Synovial membrane of the knee in pathological conditions, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 31A: 317 (Apr.) 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Selye H: General adaptation syndrome and the diseases of adaptation, J. Clin. Endocrinol. 6: 117 (Feb.) 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Selye H: Further studies concerning the participation of the adrenal cortex in the pathogenesis of arthritis, Brit. M. J. 2: 1129, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BauerClark WWS: Systemic manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis, Tr. A. Am. Physicians 61: 339, 1948. Google Scholar5. Gruenwald P: Visceral lesions in a case of rheumatoid arthritis, Arch. Path. 46: 59 (July) 1948. Google Scholar6. JonssonBerglund EK: Trauma and rheumatoid arthritis, Acta med. Scandinav. 135: 255-261, 1949. Google Scholar7. McCracken WJ: Role of trauma in arthritis, Indust. Med. and Surg. 24: 327-329 (July) 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. Steinberg CH: Arthritis and rheumatism, 1954, Springer Publishing Co., New York, p. 204. Google Scholar9. Copeman WS: Textbook of rheumatic diseases, 1955, E. S. Livingston, Ltd., Edinburgh, p. 364. Google Scholar10. Hollander JH Comroe's Arthritics, , Editor, 1953, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 762. Google Scholar11. Young HH: Orthopedic aspect of pain in the shoulder and arm, S. Clin. North America 28: 834 (Aug.) 1946. Google Scholar12. SteinbrockerSpitzerFriedman ONHH: The shoulder-hand syndrome in reflex dystrophy of the upper extremity, Ann. Int. Med. 29: 22 (July) 1948. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles, California*Received for publication November 12, 1957.From the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Leo Gelfand, M.D., 239 South La Cienega Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySTRESS AND RHEUMATIC DISEASESThe triggering role of physical injury in the onset of peripheral arthritis in seronegative spondyloarthropathyThe role of stress and trauma in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosusIII. Normal Joint Structures and their Reactions to InjuryII. Normal Joint Structures and Their Reaction to InjuryI. Normal Joint Structures and their Reaction to InjuryTraumatic joint effusion and the synoviumSevere Trauma as An Etiologic Factor in Rheumatoid ArthritisRheumatism and Arthritis Review of American and English Literature of Recent Years (Fourteenth Rheumatism Review)CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROGER L. BLACK, M.D., CHARLES L. CHRISTIAN, M.D., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD C. FRANKLIN, M.D., DONALD F. HILL, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH L. HOLLANDER, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD L. HOLLEY, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOHN G. MAYNE, M.D., WILLIAM M. MIKKELSEN, M.D., CHARLES L. SHORT, M.D., F.A.C.P., HUGH A. SMYTHE, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), OTTO STEINBROCKER, M.D., HOWARD J. WEINBERGER, M.D. 1 April 1959Volume 50, Issue 4Page: 999-1009KeywordsArthritisDisabilitiesHealth insuranceReflexes ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...