An American text-book of the diseases of childrenIncluding special chapters on essential surgical subjects; orthopaedics, diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat; diseases of the skin; and on the diet, hygiene, and general management of children . Bow-leg braces. Knock-knee braces. tirely overcome by means of braces (Fig. 28), but in older children the femurshould be broken just above the condyles by means of a mallet and osteotome,and the limbs put up straight in plaster of Paris. After six weeks the bonewill be firm. Done under proper aseptic precautions, this is a safe and satis-factory
An American text-book of the diseases of childrenIncluding special chapters on essential surgical subjects; orthopaedics, diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat; diseases of the skin; and on the diet, hygiene, and general management of children . Bow-leg braces. Knock-knee braces. tirely overcome by means of braces (Fig. 28), but in older children the femurshould be broken just above the condyles by means of a mallet and osteotome,and the limbs put up straight in plaster of Paris. After six weeks the bonewill be firm. Done under proper aseptic precautions, this is a safe and satis-factory operation. PART XII. DISEASES OF THE SKIN. By W. a. HARDAWAY, A. M., M. D., St. Louis. In a general way it may be said that the child and the adult are subject tovery nearly the same diseases of the skin ; nevertheless, a close scrutiny willshow that certain differences exist, both of kind and degree, that are worthattentive consideration.^ In the first place, owing to the greater vulnerability of the skin in children,inflammatory disorders of all sorts take on a more acute aspect than with thegrown person, and, for the same reason, mechanical irritants are more apt tobe productive of mischief. Then, again, the frequent gastro-intestinal dis-
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