The Early History of Synovia (Joint Fluid)
Authors: GERALD P. RODNAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Medical History1 October 1966The Early History of Synovia (Joint Fluid)GERALD P. RODNAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., THOMAS G. BENEDEK, M.D., WILLIAM C. PANETTA, PH.D.GERALD P. RODNAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS G. BENEDEK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM C. PANETTA, PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-4-821 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe Fabric of the Joints in the Human Body is a Subject so much the more entertaining, as it must strike every one that considers it attentively with an Idea of fine mechanical composition.—William Hunter, 1743 (1)No part of the physiology of the bones abounds more in hypotheses and less in discoveries, than the history of the synovial system.—Xavier Bichat, 1800 (2)During the past few years there have been a renewal of interest in the study of synovia and increasing evidence of the importance of this fluid in various arthritic disorders. In this paper we propose...References1. HUNTER W: Of the structure and diseases of articulating cartilages. Phil. Trans. (Roy. Soc. Lond.) 42: 514, 1743. Google Scholar2. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the Pittsburgh Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Department of Classics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.This study was supported by graduate training grant 2A-5031 in Arthritis and Rheumatism, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Gerald P. Rodnan, M.D., 985 Scaife Hall, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySynovial FluidPreoperative Management of Paget’s DiseaseHistory of Temporomandibular Joint SurgeryWilliam Musgrave's (16551721) System of Arthritides. Did it Include Rheumatoid Arthritis?A Century of American RheumatologyTHOMAS G. BENEDEK, M.D.ForewordStructure of the Synovial MembraneHippocrates, Galen, and SynoviaGERALD P. 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