The pain, stiffness, and effusion into the joint which accompany these changes often lead to an erroneous diagnosis of joint disease.
It usually occurs in connection with tuberculous conditions, such as bone or joint disease, psoas abscess, or empyema, which have opened externally, and have thereby become infected with pyogenic organisms.
Ulceration of cartilage and caries of the articular surfaces are common accompaniments of the more serious and progressive forms of joint disease, especially those of bacterial origin.
When occurring in the joints, tubercles may give rise to chronic suppurative inflammation, as in white swellings and hip-joint disease.
Pain in the hip and a limp in walking suggest hip-joint disease, but while in coxa vara the movements are chiefly restricted in the direction of abduction, in hip disease they are restricted or absent in all directions.
In sarcoma of the lower end of the tibia, the swelling lacks the uniform distribution of that met with in joint disease.
Of the latter variety we have a familiar instance in the hip-joint disease of children, in which the earliest symptom complained of is pain in the corresponding knee.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "joint disease" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
