Several cases of so-called spondylose rhizomelique

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The disease, about which I will have the honor to report in today's meeting is old, apparently, the same as the human race. But until the last few years, it attracted little attention of doctors, until neuropathologists, with their observations, gave impetus to a detailed study of this, which had not yet been completely clarified and therefore little defined symptom complex. Despite the increasing casuistry, the monotonous name of this suffering has not yet been established, and various authors call it differently: it is described as neuropathic curvature of the spine, rigidity of the spine, ankylosis of the spine, ankylosing spinal inflammation and inflammation and, finally, spondylose rhizome- lique, the name given by prof. R. Marie, a name that has become the most widespread in recent times.

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