Joseph, Alfred · New York : First Institute of Podiatry · leaf 411
m, the outer covering of the bone. There are two types,the acute and the chronic, both of which are not reallydiseases themselves, but are indications of the reaction ofthe periosteum to some irritant. In acute periostitis theX-ray plate shows a slight destruction of the outer portionof the bone,… … SPUR ON THE UNDER SURFACE OE THE HEEL X-RAYS IN PODIATRY 399 etic cells of the periosteum and is common in a great manylesions. Trauma, blows or contusions cause a chronicthickening of the bone-covering with additional bone forma-tion, as do syphilis and superficial abscesses in the softtissues, in…
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