. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science . Townsend ; * 118 had abscessesor sinuses; in 5 cases the spineas well was involved: in 2, theknee; in 2, the tarsus: in 3, theilliun; in 18, the acetabidum. was seriously diseased,and 10 had osteomvelitisof the shaft of the fe-mur. In 99 of the 119cases, the later resultsshowed that 53 weredead and 47 living. Ofthe 53 deaths, 9 were di-rectly dne to the opera-tion shock; 28 were dueto exhaustion; 7 toother causes. Of the 47living, 26 were cured. Lovettf has report
. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science . Townsend ; * 118 had abscessesor sinuses; in 5 cases the spineas well was involved: in 2, theknee; in 2, the tarsus: in 3, theilliun; in 18, the acetabidum. was seriously diseased,and 10 had osteomvelitisof the shaft of the fe-mur. In 99 of the 119cases, the later resultsshowed that 53 weredead and 47 living. Ofthe 53 deaths, 9 were di-rectly dne to the opera-tion shock; 28 were dueto exhaustion; 7 toother causes. Of the 47living, 26 were cured. Lovettf has reportedthe results of .50 cases ofexcision at the BostonChildrens Hospital,1887-95. In 8 was osteomyelitisI if the femur, and in15 the acetabulum wasperforated, and the ulti-mate mortality was 50per cent. Poore X liiis reportedthe results in 65 casesoperated upon at the ;Iarys Hospital. NewYork, with a final mor-tality of about 43 percent. In 31 cases therewas ostcomjelitis of thesiiaft of the femur; in11, perforation of theacetabulum, and in 9 ofthese the opening com-municated with an iu-trapelvic abscess. For further details as to the procedure of excision,reader is referred to the article on Resection. As a substitute for excision, Kouig, Volkmaun, and * Med. News
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