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Excerpt from Injuries Diseases of the Bones and Joints: Their Differential Diagnosis by Means of the Roentgen Rays The Technical side of roentgenology has been so ably described by various author that mention of it is more repetition, therefore, we have in this book, confined our selves to the study of the finished product - the plate. Our object then, is to show that roentgenology is not a picture process, but a medical procedure based upon careful analysis and logical deductions from the shadows observed upon a plate and the translation of these shadows into pathological terms. The constituent parts of the normal bones and their functions have been discussed; and with these as a basis, the lesions have been studied and correlated with the gross pathological findings of the operating and autopsy rooms. Age and sex play such an important role in the production, character and situation of the lesion that we have linked them up with the x-ray plate in arriving at a diagnostic conclusion. Inasmuch as the pathological findings and classifications in certain types of bone and joint lesions are not yet thoroughly established, we may state that in the same way our interpretations of the x-ray shadows of these lesions also may be subject to revision in the light of further pathological investigations. No attempt has been made to give a bibliography, as this book is the result of our observations in the clinic of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. In this connection we wish to express our appreciation for the assistance given us by the x-ray Staff of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. 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.