Download or read book Diseases of Bones and Joints (Classic Reprint) written by Leonard Wheeler Ely and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Diseases of Bones and Joints This book is put forward by its author, not without some misgivings. The whole subject of diseases of bones and joints is undergoing a rapid development, and is being transferred from the realm of empiricism to that of scientific study. While we must avoid going too fast, and taking up every idea without sufficient supporting evidence, we must not lag behind with those who complacently regard almost all arthropathies and osteopathies as manifestations of "rheumatism," and treat them in a manner that may be named most charitably as routine. The work represents an effort to present the subject as briefly as possible, dealing with the various diseases, in the matter of space, very much as their relative frequency. It is intended primarily for the general practitioner, but, contrary to custom, instead of furnishing that long suffering and very important person with a mass of detail, and with many methods of treatment from which he may choose, attempts to lay down broad general principles, with the evidence on which they are based, and then to show how these principles may be applied. In other words, it demands as little faith as possible on the part of the reader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.