[2 cases of tabetic arthropathy]

Two cases of tabetic arthropathy are described. Surgical treatment administered to both patients has been ineffective. Analysis of the case histories, clinical features, x-ray and serological findings has helped diagnose tabetic arthropathy of the right knee joint. Tabetic arthropathy is a rare disease, and its clinical picture is not known to physicians of a general profile; this explains the diagnostic errors in the described cases.