. The Cleveland medical journal . Ilio costa/is- Erecib/-S/>//f4e*. on the affected side. In backward bending the entire trunk isoften held rigid and it may be impossible for the patient to regainan upright position. Often in severe cases the greater part of the body weight isthrown upon the sound side and we may find a marked curve inthe lower spine, with perhaps a compensatory one higher up;caused by the tilting of the pelvis laterally to relieve the injuredjoint. In these cases the hip on the affected side is the moreprominent, and the leg seems longer, the patient standing with theknee
. The Cleveland medical journal . Ilio costa/is- Erecib/-S/>//f4e*. on the affected side. In backward bending the entire trunk isoften held rigid and it may be impossible for the patient to regainan upright position. Often in severe cases the greater part of the body weight isthrown upon the sound side and we may find a marked curve inthe lower spine, with perhaps a compensatory one higher up;caused by the tilting of the pelvis laterally to relieve the injuredjoint. In these cases the hip on the affected side is the moreprominent, and the leg seems longer, the patient standing with theknee bent. With the normal individual it is possible, with the patienteither seated or lying down with the knee extended, to raise theleg to a right angle; but in sacro-iliac injuries this motion islimited on the affected side. 756 The Cleveland Medical Journal The most common causes for acute strains are in risingsuddenly from a stooping position while lifting a heavy object, orin suddenly putting the entire weight on one leg before themuscles holding the sacro-iliac jo
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