Osteoarthropathy in Syringomyelia Analysis of Seven Cases

Abstract

Seven of a total of 22 patients with syringomyelia observed during the years 1929—1952 had osteoarthropathy. This material seems to show that osteoarthropathy is a joint affection in which vascular changes play a very considerable role. The vascular reactions are presumably due to disturbances in the sympathetic system caused by the progressive pathologic processes in the spinal cord.