. Medical and surgical report. Fig. 19.—Case III. Both knees Fig. 20.—Case III. Final result. September 30, 1912. Was hit by an automobile mud-guard while roller-skating in the street. He was knocked senseless, and sustained a fractureof the middle third of the left thigh. October 1. A large effusion of the knee-joint. Shortening about 4 cm. October 3. Fourth day after fracture, Steinmanns two-piece nail in-serted through the head of the tibia; 10 pounds traction. October 5. Shortening cm.; 18 pounds traction. Effusion of theknee-joint gone. October 10. 1 cm. overcorrectio
. Medical and surgical report. Fig. 19.—Case III. Both knees Fig. 20.—Case III. Final result. September 30, 1912. Was hit by an automobile mud-guard while roller-skating in the street. He was knocked senseless, and sustained a fractureof the middle third of the left thigh. October 1. A large effusion of the knee-joint. Shortening about 4 cm. October 3. Fourth day after fracture, Steinmanns two-piece nail in-serted through the head of the tibia; 10 pounds traction. October 5. Shortening cm.; 18 pounds traction. Effusion of theknee-joint gone. October 10. 1 cm. overcorrection. October 23. Twenty-first day. Nail removed. Some force necessary,because of its firm fixation in the tibia. October 25. Plaster spica applied, reaching to the hip. At this timethere was slight lateral mobility, considerable callus, and it seemed as thoughthe upper fragment had moved anteriorly. There was slight lateral mobilityof the knee-joint; no limitation to passive motion of the knee-joint. LONG BONE FRACTURES 199 October 31. X-rays (anteroposterior view) show go
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