. The science and art of surgery, embracing minor and operative surgery. Comp. from standard allopathic authorities, and adapted to homoeopathic therapeutics, with a general history of surgery from the earliest periods to the present time .. . efined. The leg is slightly flexedFig. 887, upon the thigh, or is painfully extended, in either case immovable ; the patella can be dis-tinctly felt on the outer aspect of the knee, itsouter edge looking backwards, and the innerforwards while the inner condyle of the femurcan be distinctly felt under the skin and pro-jects unnaturally inwards, thus givin
. The science and art of surgery, embracing minor and operative surgery. Comp. from standard allopathic authorities, and adapted to homoeopathic therapeutics, with a general history of surgery from the earliest periods to the present time .. . efined. The leg is slightly flexedFig. 887, upon the thigh, or is painfully extended, in either case immovable ; the patella can be dis-tinctly felt on the outer aspect of the knee, itsouter edge looking backwards, and the innerforwards while the inner condyle of the femurcan be distinctly felt under the skin and pro-jects unnaturally inwards, thus giving the jointthe appearance of being considerably increasedin width. There also exists a deep depressionin the original site of the bone ; there is severepain; and rapid swelling ensues, due to serouseffusion within the joint. Fig. 287. Treatment.—The patella being held in itsabnormal position by the action of the extensormuscles, the apparent indication is to relax as much as possiblethe quadriceps femoris. This is best accomplished by seating thepatient with his body inclined forwards, while the surgeon extendsthe leg upon the thigh, and flexes the limb upon the pelvis, byresting the ankle upon his shoulder. This procedure will alone. DISLOCATIONS OF THE KNEE. 335
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