This comprehensive overview provides you with current knowledge related to the clinic on general and specific pathology of joint diseases and connective tissue. It is didactically clear, with extensive illustrative material. It offers a well-founded presentation of pathogenesis and morphology, along with detailed descriptions of individual diseases. Microscopic, macroscopic, and X-ray findings are clearly presented in synoptic tables. This is a handbook and reference work that provides practical decision-making aids for interpreting findings and therapy.