Pathological catalogue of the museum of Guy's Hospital : bones, joints, muscles, tendons, aponeuroses, bursae, etc. / revised with numerous additions from the original catalogue of Dr. Hodgkin by Samuel Wilks.

  • Wilks, Samuel, Sir, 1824-1911.
Date:
1858
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Credit: Pathological catalogue of the museum of Guy's Hospital : bones, joints, muscles, tendons, aponeuroses, bursae, etc. / revised with numerous additions from the original catalogue of Dr. Hodgkin by Samuel Wilks. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    133826. Patella, 133826. Head of tibia, ^ showing recent soft ankylosis torn through 133827. Condyles, ) and injected. 1338®*^. Section of diseased knee-joint, showing partial ankylosis. There are abscesses and fistulous openings around. 1339. Section of knee-joint, showing ligamentous ankylosis of the bones at an acute angle. The union of the tibia to the head of the fibula appears to be partly osseous. The shell of the bones is much rarified. Removed by amputation from William H., a private patient of Mr. B. Cooper. 1339^*^. Knee-joint, showing firm bony ankylosis, and also disloca- tion. The external condyle is thrown upon the inner articular surface of the tibia, and the patella is firmly united to the external condyle. The external lateral ligament is seen to be still present, but the internal is de- stroyed. From a woman, 30 years of age, who died of phthisis. From Mr. Bryant’s collection. 1340. Head of tibia, showing serpiginous ulceration of the articular cartilages, as well as caries of the bone beneath. 2 34050. Xwo patellae, the cartilage tumid and softened; when recent it had a ragged appearance. Dissecting-Room. Mr. Hilton. 134060. Patella, the cartilage of which is irregularly tumid, softened, and ragged. Dissecting-Room. Mr. Hilton. 1341. Acute inflammation of the synovial membrane, with in- cipient ulceration of the articular cartilage of the patella injected.