Arthritis in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations; incidence of joint disease; clinical description of rheumatoid arthritis.

THE types of joint disease often encountered in the Mediterranean Theater, in addition to rheumatoid arthritis, which was discussed in a previous paper,1 included hypertrophic arthritis, arthralgia and similar disorders, and psychogenic rheumatism. Hypertrophic Arthritis The aspects of hypertrophic arthritis that seemed of importance in the Theater are covered in this section, no attempt being made to discuss the definitive treatment of the disease. Because it was usually employed, the designation "hypertrophic arthritis" is used throughout to avoid confusion, although in some ways its synonyms, such as "degenerative joint disease" and "osteoarthritis," are preferable. When possible, the two types of . . .