. Medical and surgical report. Fig. 21.—Case IV. Transversefracture seen from in front. Fig. 22.—Case IV. The same seenfrom the side. The plate taken atthe same time as Fig. 21 was lost,but it showed the same position asthis plate (Fig. 21), which togetherwith Fig. 23 was taken 2 monthslater. November 26. Bowing of thigh has gone; lateral traction discontinued. December 1. Bucks extension discontinued; 1 cm. shortening presentat this time. December 22. Patient has lain quietly in bed the past three weeks, theleg being in the same position that it was while Bucks extension was beingmaintained.
. Medical and surgical report. Fig. 21.—Case IV. Transversefracture seen from in front. Fig. 22.—Case IV. The same seenfrom the side. The plate taken atthe same time as Fig. 21 was lost,but it showed the same position asthis plate (Fig. 21), which togetherwith Fig. 23 was taken 2 monthslater. November 26. Bowing of thigh has gone; lateral traction discontinued. December 1. Bucks extension discontinued; 1 cm. shortening presentat this time. December 22. Patient has lain quietly in bed the past three weeks, theleg being in the same position that it was while Bucks extension was beingmaintained. There was 2 cm. shortening. Flexion beyond 60 degrees lim-ited. Full extension. Some effusion of knee-joint ever since discontinu-ance of Bucks extension. December 24. X-rays show good callus and slight overriding of thefragments (Figs. 22 and 23). There is no angulation of the thigh. December 30. Home on crutches, with a perfectly solid union. Epicrisis. There were no facilities for controlling treatment by the 200 CITY H
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