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Some Notes on Disorganized Joints
Author(s) -
Howell Trevor H.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1974.tb01522.x
Subject(s) - medicine , shoulders , rheumatoid arthritis , arthritis , surgery , general surgery
Disorganized joints seem to have become more common in recent years among patients in geriatric units. Most of the affected patients have either chronic rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthrosis. Descriptions are given of subluxated shoulders, perforated elbows, wandering hips, and disorganized knees.