The principles of surgery . Fig. 126. Caries of the vertebra; macerated; the bodies extensively destroyed; marked incurvationforwards. Fig. 127. The same during life. of the vertebrae more especially. In these, the main reliance for curemust be placed in Nature ; the surgeon is qualified only to assist. Butas, under such circumstances, ordinary indications of cure cannot becarried out—or at least can only be slowly and imperfectly fulfilled—prognosis is unfavorable. It is still essential that the carious surfaceshafl be thrown off, and a healthy foundation for repair can only be
The principles of surgery . Fig. 126. Caries of the vertebra; macerated; the bodies extensively destroyed; marked incurvationforwards. Fig. 127. The same during life. of the vertebrae more especially. In these, the main reliance for curemust be placed in Nature ; the surgeon is qualified only to assist. Butas, under such circumstances, ordinary indications of cure cannot becarried out—or at least can only be slowly and imperfectly fulfilled—prognosis is unfavorable. It is still essential that the carious surfaceshafl be thrown off, and a healthy foundation for repair can only be accomplished by an effort of the part itself; by ul-ceration crumbling down the carious and unnaturally cancellated part, 388 TREATMENT OF CARIES.
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