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DISEASES OF BONE
The Diseases of Bone may, I think, be classed under Six General Heads, each of which includes a number of subdivisions.
I. The First Head includes the various kinds of Inflammation to which Bone and its Membranes are subject, viz.
- I. Inflammation of the Periosteum.
- 2. Inflammation of the Surfaces of Bone.
- 3. Inflammation of the Internal Structure, or Interstitial Inflammation of Bone.
- 4. Suppurative Inflammation of Bone.
- 5. Scrofulous Inflammation of Bone.
- 6. Adhesive Inflammation of Bone.
II. Under the Second Head are included the consequences of Inflammation, viz.
- 1. Abscess in Bone.
- 2. Ulceration of Bone.
- 3. Mortification of Bone.
III. The Third Head includes those affections of bone which apparently depend upon a morbid condition of its assimilating vessels, viz.
- 1. Softening of Bone.
- 2. Brittleness of Bone.
