[Roentgenological findings in muscular alterations of extremities (author's transl)].

A survey of roentgenological findings in muscular alterations of extremities based on the author's experiences and on the literature is presented. Following a description of the normal roentgen anatomy, the alterations in different diseases of interstitial lipomatosis are demonstrated. By roentgenological examinations different muscular lesions of the extremities can be differentiated and the clinical follow-up verified.