Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage . minent. Her present condition, March 16,1876, is as shownin fig. 28, engraved from aphotograph. A fistulous opening ex-ists on the right thigh justbelow Pouparts ligament,discharging quite freely allthe time. The aunt saysthis opening has dischargedconstantly for four years;she also had a similar open-ing on the opposite side, butthis has been closed for twoyears. A flexible probepasses into the sinus on theright side below Poupartsligament, upward and back-ward eleven inches, with
Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage . minent. Her present condition, March 16,1876, is as shownin fig. 28, engraved from aphotograph. A fistulous opening ex-ists on the right thigh justbelow Pouparts ligament,discharging quite freely allthe time. The aunt saysthis opening has dischargedconstantly for four years;she also had a similar open-ing on the opposite side, butthis has been closed for twoyears. A flexible probepasses into the sinus on theright side below Poupartsligament, upward and back-ward eleven inches, withouttouching bone. The tracing of the backby the flexible lead tape,while standing, is repre-sented by the dark line (seefig. 29). The dotted linerepresents the tracing of thecurve when suspended,March 16,1876. After sus-pension, the plaster of Parisjacket was applied and wornwith entire comfort till April 22, when it was removed onaccomit of the child having measles. During the time of herwearing the jacket, the pain in the stomach after eating, whichbefore had been a constant trouble, had not annoyed her at. TREATMENT OF CASES. 51 all, and her breathing was much freer and deeper when thejacket was on than when she was without it. Mai/ 12, 1876.—Reapplied plaster of Paris bandages ; childmuch straigliter than when they were first applied; this jacket isstill worn with enthe comfort; she can run up and down stairswithout support, and suffers no inconvenience whatever. Present condition, June 1, 1876, is well represented in figure30, taken from a photograph just sent me by her aunt, with thefollowing letter : Glen-Eidge House, Cornwall, June 1, 1876. Br. Bayre : Dear Sir,—I write to tell you what a wonderful successyou have made of the plaster jacket that you applied to my littleniece; she finds it entiiely comfortable and pleasant, sleeps andexercises in it without any difficulty whatever. She has worn avariety of braces of the best kind, but I think this the best ap-plicati
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