A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Dr. Crosbys specimen of fracture otthe external condyle. Sir Astley Coopers case of fracture ofthe external condyle. felt, but the fragment was not displaced; the muscles upon the outer side, how-ever, were so strongly contracted as to abduct the leg, and produce considerableangular deformity. The limb could be easily made straight, but it returned toits former position of abduction as soon as it was released. When fully extended,slight bending of the joint did not give severe pain; but when in any degreeflexed, all motion was very painful.
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Dr. Crosbys specimen of fracture otthe external condyle. Sir Astley Coopers case of fracture ofthe external condyle. felt, but the fragment was not displaced; the muscles upon the outer side, how-ever, were so strongly contracted as to abduct the leg, and produce considerableangular deformity. The limb could be easily made straight, but it returned toits former position of abduction as soon as it was released. When fully extended,slight bending of the joint did not give severe pain; but when in any degreeflexed, all motion was very painful. The limb was placed in a long straightfracture-box, and cold applications were made ; great swelling followed. It waskept extended in this manner, or in the long splint of Desault, twenty-eightdays; at which time union seemed to have taken place, but the motions at thejoint were very limited, and productive of great pain. From this period thelimb was laid in a splint, so constructed that the angle of the knee could bechanged daily. At the end of ab
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