Catalogue of the Hunterian collection in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London.

  • Royal College of Surgeons in London. Museum.
Date:
1830-1831
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Credit: Catalogue of the Hunterian collection in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    225. The patella adhering to one of the condyles of a femur, showing that cartilaginous [articulating] surfaces are capable of contracting adhesions. It shows also that a considerable part of the cartilage of the joint has been either exfoliated or absorbed. 226. Exfoliation of cartilage from one of the condyles of a femur. 227- One of condyles of a femur in which the cartilage is almost entirely separated from the bone. From a case of white swelling of the knee. 228. The patella from the same knee as the preceding preparation. 229. The cartilage separating from one of the condyles of a femur. 230. A similar preparation. [The surface of the bone is tinted red, to show the separation of the cartilage more distinctly.] 231. One of the condyles of a femur, from which a considerable portion of its cartilage is removed, and coagulable lymph is thrown out to cover the surface of the bone in its place. 232. The patella of a man who died after having bruised his knee. The car- tilage is cracked or split in various directions, vertically, in the course of its fibres. Series IX. Diseases of Joints. 1. Stages preparatory to Anchylosis. a. By means of Coagulating Lymph, 233. The lower extremity of a radius; its cartilaginous articulating surface is absorbed, and coagulable lymph thrown out from its surface preparatory to anchylosis. 234. The lower end of an os femoris with the patella, showing two elongated adhesions by which they are united. 235. A string of coagulated lymph in the joint of the knee, producing adhesions between the two opposite sides. 236. The lower end of a femur from which the cartilage is almost wholly absorbed; and much coagulable lymph is deposited on different parts of the joint. 237. A knee-joint, showing the whole of its inner surface lined-by coagulated lymph.