. 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 .. . DISLOCATIONS OF THE KNEE. 335. often be quite sufficient to effect the restoration of the bone ; but ifnot, the operation is to be completed by making pressure upon thepatella with the thumb and fingers from without inwards. 2. Dislocation inwards, generally results from blows expend-ing their force upon the outer margin of the FiS- , and pres
. 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 .. . DISLOCATIONS OF THE KNEE. 335. often be quite sufficient to effect the restoration of the bone ; but ifnot, the operation is to be completed by making pressure upon thepatella with the thumb and fingers from without inwards. 2. Dislocation inwards, generally results from blows expend-ing their force upon the outer margin of the FiS- , and presents a group of symptoms thereverse of those enumerated as peculiar to thedisplacement of the bone outwards. The situa-tion of the patella is reversed, its outer borderis turned forwards while the inner looks back-wards. The leg is extended and cannot beflexed ; the outer condyle is depressed and acharacteristic prominence exists on the internalaspect of the knee. Fig. 288. Reduction is to be accomplished in the samemanner as in the former luxation. Provided,however, the method described does not provesuccessful, the bone is to be disengaged from itsfirmly impacted position by rapidly and forcibly flexing andextending the leg. 3. Dislocation vertically, or the turni
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