Trophoneurotic changes in bones and joints in leprosy / Francis Harbitz.

  • Harbitz, Francis Gottfred, 1867-
Date:
1910
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Credit: Trophoneurotic changes in bones and joints in leprosy / Francis Harbitz. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Os metatarsi III, 5.8 cm.; Phalanx I, 2.4 cm.; Phalanx II, 1.6 cm.; Phalanx III, 1.6 cm. Os' metatarsi IV, 5.3 cm.; Phalanx I, 2.8 cm.; Phalanx II, 1 cm.; Phalanx III, 1.4 cm. Os metatarsi V, 5.5 cm.; Phalanx I, 2 cm.; last two phalanges rudimentary. The third and fourth metatarsal bones are fused at their base, somewhat pointed anteriorly, and flattened from side to side. Seen from above they appear as sharp edges. Also the fifth metatarsal bone is thin, and atrophic anteriorly. The phalanges' on the whole are fairly normal. Fig. 19.—Skiagraph; same as Fig. 8. I shall first give a collective description of the osseous changes although the illustrations convey the best idea of them. There is an atrophy of the bones of the hands and feet which may proceed to such a degree that certain bones finally entirely disappear.