THE MANAGEMENT OF DESTRUCTIVE ARTHRITIS OF THE HIP BY MEANS OF INTRAVENOUS PROCAINE
Authors: D J GRAUBARD, J KOVACS, H H RITTER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 June 1948THE MANAGEMENT OF DESTRUCTIVE ARTHRITIS OF THE HIP BY MEANS OF INTRAVENOUS PROCAINEDAVID J. GRAUBARD, M.D., JOSEPH KOVACS, M.D., HENRY H. RITTER, M.D.DAVID J. GRAUBARD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOSEPH KOVACS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HENRY H. RITTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-28-6-1106 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONDestructive arthritis of the hip is one of the most discouraging therapeutic problems. Many of the patients are greatly handicapped or rendered helpless and in most cases therapy thus far has been ineffective. The therapeutic approach to the disease is primarily a medical problem; however, in many cases the prevention of deformity and disability and the relief of pain are surgical procedures. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication July 7, 1947.From the Traumatic Surgical and Medical Services of the Reconstruction Hospital Unit, New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital.Procaine Hydrochloride used was "Novocain," generously donated by the Department of Medical Research, Winthrop Stearns Inc., New York, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLocal anesthetics as adjuvant analgesicsSystemic local anesthetics in pain controlCentral physiological effects of experimental intravenous procaine hydrochlorideRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (TENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IIWILLIAM D. ROBINSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD W. BOLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., DARRELL C. CRAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., WALLACE GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), L. MAXWELL LOCKIE, M.D., F.A.C.P., MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES RAGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D.THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM DURING ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHYIntravenous ProcaineThe use of Intravenous Novocain in Ophthalmology*INTRAVENOUS PROCAINE HYDROCHLORIDENewer Synthetic Analgesics 1 June 1948Volume 28, Issue 6Page: 1106-1116KeywordsArthritisDisabilitiesHipMedical servicesMyalgia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...