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Clutton's joints
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Clut·ton's joints
\ˌklət-ənz-\
Medical Definition of Clutton's joints
: symmetrical hydrarthrosis especially of the knees or elbows that occurs in congenital syphilis
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Biographical Note for clutton's joints
Clutton
, Henry Hugh
(1850–1909), British surgeon. Clutton's major area of interest concerned diseases of the bones and joints. In 1886 he published his single major paper, describing a malady of the knee that occurs in children who have congenital syphilis. The condition has since become known as Clutton's joints.
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