Pediatrics. . of the humerus normally in the glenoid cavity. As had met with four of these cases in eighteen months,it was more than probable that the condition had been in thepast largely overlooked or else erroneously reported. Dr. A. Palmer Dudley said that the parents of the first PEDIATRICS. 605 patient being intimate friends of his, he had had an excellentopportunity of ascertaining all the details regarding the earlyhistory of the case, particularly as to the birth of the also knew the attending obstetrician to be a very powerfulman, and had reason for believing that
Pediatrics. . of the humerus normally in the glenoid cavity. As had met with four of these cases in eighteen months,it was more than probable that the condition had been in thepast largely overlooked or else erroneously reported. Dr. A. Palmer Dudley said that the parents of the first PEDIATRICS. 605 patient being intimate friends of his, he had had an excellentopportunity of ascertaining all the details regarding the earlyhistory of the case, particularly as to the birth of the also knew the attending obstetrician to be a very powerfulman, and had reason for believing that great violence had beenused in the delivery of the shoulders. The result of operation had been so good that one year later the boywas able to suspend himself by the affected arm from thespring-bar of a gymnasium. Dr. Phelps, in closing, said that there were altogether 21cases on record, with 6 operations. He thought it probablethat in the past these cases had been erroneously classified * ABSTRACTS. 4 DISEASE OF THE SPINAL CORD of the spinal cord or the peripheral nerves,complicating or following- whooping-cough are very Bernhardt (Deutsche Medic. Wochenschrift) recordsthis case: A girl, five years of age, who had contracted whoop-ing-cough, was suddenly attacked at the end of a coughingparoxysm with paralysis of both legs, accompanied by a stiff-ening of all the joints. There was no fever, no cerebralsymptoms, and no convulsions. The bladder showed symp-toms of slight paralysis. The spastic rigidity continued for afew months and improved under enforced rest, baths andiodide of potassium in small doses. At the expiration of threeyears (1895) the child was able to use her extremities, butfrequent micturition with occasional pain still believed this case to have been an acute myelitis ofthe lower dorsal and upper lumbar region, and not, as isusually the case in whooping-cough, a hemorrhage
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