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REPORT OF CASES OBSERVED IN THE COURSE OF ARTHROSCOPIC EXAMINATION, INCLUDING INSTANCES OF SARCOID AND MULTIPLE POLYPOID FIBROMATOSIS

MICHAEL S. BURMAN, M.D.; LEO MAYER, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1936;32(5):846-874.

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We have been fortunate enough in the arthroscopic examination of eighty knee joints to observe a fair number of cases remarkable enough to merit individual report. One case of xanthoma of the knee was reported separately by Kling and Sashin.¹

Arthroscopy has proved of great value in this group not only in ruling out other suspected disease processes but also in providing direct visual evidence of the existing disease, unusual as it may be. Visualization was usually good, and the pathologic picture was well demonstrated. While a proper diagnosis may not be made on the basis of visual evidence, enough is seen to indicate the proper therapeutic procedure. The ultimate diagnosis has sometimes rested on the microscopic observations. This group of cases supports an oft repeated statement that diseases of the knee joint can be as difficult and complex of diagnosis as any disease process within the chest or . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Hospital for Joint Diseases, the service of Dr. Leo Mayer.

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