THE types of joint often encountered in the Mediterranean Theater, in addition to rheumatoid arthritis, which was discussed in a previous paper,1 included arthritis, arthralgia and similar disorders, and psychogenic rheumatism. Hypertrophic Arthritis The aspects of that seemed of importance in the Theater are covered in this section, no attempt being made to discuss the definitive treatment of the disease. Because it was usually employed, the designation hypertrophic arthritis is used throughout to avoid confusion, although in some ways its synonyms, such as degenerative joint disease and osteoarthritis, are preferable. When possible, the two types of . . .