A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Effect of flexion upon the ilio-femoral ligament inthe thyroid dislocation. (From Bigelow.) UPWARDS AND FORWARDS UPON THE PUBES. 715 as in a fall from the back end of a wagon, the foot being instinctivelythrown backwards in order to save the head; or it may happen to aperson who, while walking, suddenly puts one foot into a hole, in con-sequence of which the pelvis advances, but the leg and upper part ofthe body incline forcibly backwards. Occasionally it has resulted fromfall upon the back of the pelvis, or from a severe blow received upont
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Effect of flexion upon the ilio-femoral ligament inthe thyroid dislocation. (From Bigelow.) UPWARDS AND FORWARDS UPON THE PUBES. 715 as in a fall from the back end of a wagon, the foot being instinctivelythrown backwards in order to save the head; or it may happen to aperson who, while walking, suddenly puts one foot into a hole, in con-sequence of which the pelvis advances, but the leg and upper part ofthe body incline forcibly backwards. Occasionally it has resulted fromfall upon the back of the pelvis, or from a severe blow received uponthe same part. A patient was admitted, under the care of Dr. Ure, Fig. Specimen of dislocation upon the pubes, in St. Thomass Hospital. (From Sir A. Cooper.) into St. Marys Hospital, London, with a dislocation upon the pubesoccasioned by swimming. His account of it was, that when in theact of striking out he felt a catch in the right groin which hethought was cramp, and that he was able to walk after the accident,but with a good deal of difficulty. The examination proved that hehad a dislocation upon the pubes, which Dr. Ure easily Pathological Anatomy.—Sir Astley Cooper dissected the hip of aperson whose thigh had been dislocated upon the pubes for some time,the true nature of the accident not having been at first acetabulum was partly filled by bone, and partly occupied by thetrochanter major, both of which were much altered in their form. Thecapsular ligament was extensively torn, and the ligamentum teresbroken off completely. The head and neck of the femur had torn upPouparts ligament, so as to penetrate between it and the
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