A system of surgery : pathological, diagnostic, therapeutic, and operative . Abscess in the head of the tibia. Large chronic abscess,?with a thiclieued, expand-ed wall. Abscess of bone, distinct, circumscribed and well-defined, such as is seen inphlegmonous suppuration of the soft parts, and as is represented in fig. 294, isa veiy uncommon affection. The formation takes place slowly, an unusual de-gree of chronicity being one of its natural concomitants. The most frequent seatof the disease is the head of the tibia, or the head and lower ex- Fig. 294. Fig. 295. tremity of that bone, the expand
A system of surgery : pathological, diagnostic, therapeutic, and operative . Abscess in the head of the tibia. Large chronic abscess,?with a thiclieued, expand-ed wall. Abscess of bone, distinct, circumscribed and well-defined, such as is seen inphlegmonous suppuration of the soft parts, and as is represented in fig. 294, isa veiy uncommon affection. The formation takes place slowly, an unusual de-gree of chronicity being one of its natural concomitants. The most frequent seatof the disease is the head of the tibia, or the head and lower ex- Fig. 294. Fig. 295. tremity of that bone, the expand-ed and rarefied tissue of whichis peculiarly well adapted to suchan occurrence. The abscessranges in size from that of a peato that of a pigeons egg; isgenerally solitary ; is lined by athin, though distinct, membrane;and is occupied by a dark-color-ed, ill-elaborated pus, more orless fetid, and intermingled withaplastic matter or curdy flakessimilar to those observed in stru-mous pus. The surroundingtissues are softened, congested,and infiltrated with sero-sangui-nole
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