CHRONIC NONSPECIFIC ARTHRITIS: ETIOLOGY AND TREATMENT, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VACCINE THERAPY

In a recent communication dealing with the progress that has been made in the knowledge of chronic arthritis, Cecil1enumerates the following milestones: The recognition of the two great types of chronic non-specific arthritis. The theory of focal infection. The modern bacteriology and serology of arthritis. Investigations into carbohydrate metabolism and the more recent studies in vitamins. New methods in the application of physical therapy and climatology. Advances in the surgical and orthopedic treatment of chronic joint disorders. The object of this study is to evaluate some of these advances in the light of an experience during the past ten years with the care and investigation of more than 2,000 cases of chronic nonspecific arthritis.2 CLASSIFICATION The recognition by Garrod3of the two great types of chronic nonspecific arthritis was a definite advance in the classification of the disease, truly as

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