ARTHROPATHY

n. ASrth-ro?p'a?th-i?. Lat., arthropathia (from äpôpov, a joint, and mé@os, disease). Fr., arthropathie. Ger., ‘Arthropathie, Gelenkleiden. It, artropatia. Sp., artropatia. À eneral term for diseases of the joints, usually applied to those which Sepend on some general disease. [A,822]—Ataxic a. Fr., arthro pathie ataxique. See Tabetic a.—Hysterical a. Lat.,arthropathia Eee., arthropathie hystérique. An articular affection occurring as a manifestation of hysteria.—Tabetic a. Lat., arthropathia tabetic a (vel tabidorum). Fr., arthropathie tabélique (ou des ataxiques [Charcot}). Ger., tabetische Arthropathie. Syn.: Charcot's joint disease. A disease of one or more of the joints, occurring as a manifestation of tabes dorsal is. ‘ Without any premonitory symptoms or appréciable, cause, à particular joint suddenly bécomes swollen, always to a considerable and sometimes to an enormous extent. The swelling is not attended with pain, fever, or redne , but the ti ues surrounding the joint become cedematous and doughy. Ina week or two the swelling disappears, and it is then noticed that serious injury has resulted to the joint, destruction of the cartilages and ligaments having occurred, so that the ends of the bones are in contact with each other. A creaking sound is heard on moving the joint, and luxations may readily take place. The destructive proce does not expend itself on the car tiges, but extends to the ends of the bones, which become atrophied and eroded. There is very little tendency to exostosis, but the bones become fragile, and fractures pont. occur on the slightest injury, what is known as ‘spontaneous fracture’ being also met with.” [“N. Y. Med. Jour, Feb. 5, 1887, p. 153.J—Vertébral a. Fr., arthropathie vertébrale. A term OH by a writer in the “Jour. de méd. de Bordeaux ” to a case of tabetic a. in which there were depre ions and rugosities of the vertebræ, many of which were much flattened, with their upper and lower borders decidedly projecting. [*“ Lancet,” Jan. 23, 1886, p. 167.]