The international encyclopaedia of surgery; a systematic treatise on the theory and practice of surgery . forward by the ilio-femoral or Y thigh is, therefore, rotated inward andfirmly held in this position until the dis-location is reduced. The head of the bonehaving gone backward, the knee is of neces-sity thrown forward, to some extent, by thebony conformation and by the unyielding Yligament. This elevation of is slightDislocation upon the dorsum iiii. —oulj a fcw degrccs abovc tlic uormal plauc—?. DISLOCATIONS OF THE HIP. 683 but constantly present, and complete exten
The international encyclopaedia of surgery; a systematic treatise on the theory and practice of surgery . forward by the ilio-femoral or Y thigh is, therefore, rotated inward andfirmly held in this position until the dis-location is reduced. The head of the bonehaving gone backward, the knee is of neces-sity thrown forward, to some extent, by thebony conformation and by the unyielding Yligament. This elevation of is slightDislocation upon the dorsum iiii. —oulj a fcw degrccs abovc tlic uormal plauc—?. DISLOCATIONS OF THE HIP. 683 but constantly present, and complete extension is as impossible as outwardrotation. When the knee is forced downward, the pelvis tilts backwardin a corresponding angle, so that, when the patient is laid upon a hardmattress, it Avill always be found impossible to bring his popliteal space andloins upon the bed at the same time. The limb is also adducted, and laidacross the other, so that the great toe of the affected side points towardthe instep of the opposite foot. It will be found impossible to evert or rotatethe limb in any direction, for the tension of the Y ligament holds the tro-chanter so firmly against the pelvic bone that nothing short of rupturingits fibres or fracturing the femoral neck will allow the bone to rotate. Inexaminiiig suspected cases of this dislocation, it is to be remembered thatthe capsules of the ankle and knee-joints in some individuals are quite loose,and permit the leg or foot to rotate through some degrees, while the thighbon
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