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Miss Katherine G., American, age 21, presented herself at the Chicago Polyclinic in April, 1899, suffering from a painful swelling of the bone above the left knee joint.

She gave the following history: Family history negative; has never had any serious illness; no history of any venereal infection. The present trouble began after falling from a carriage in June, 1898. Immediately after this fall she had pain in the knee, accompanied by swelling and stiffness of the joint. After a few days rest the pain subsided and she again was able to be about. Later, in August of the same year, she again experienced pain about the knee; this was of a neuralgic character, and was not at first constant. It soon became very severe and continued without interruption, being generally more severe at night. By the middle of September she was forced to keep her bed because of the great pain