ABSTRACT
Muscular atrophy in acute, subacute, or chronic joint disease.—Relation between the localisation of the atrophy and the seat of the joint disease.—Types of primary chronic articular rheumalism: i. Generalised or progressive primary chronic articular rheumatism. ii. Fixed or partial chronic articular rheumatism. iii. Heberden’s nodes.—Generalised chronic rheumatism determines amyotrophies which predominate in the extensor muscles of the affected joints.—Exaggeration of the tendon-reflexes.—With the amyotrophy there exists a contracture in a latent state.—Spasmodic contracture of a reflex articular origin.
