The homeopathic practice of surgery : together with operative surgery . In the backward luxation (Fig. 58) the limb is slightly bentand sensibly shortened. The condyles project, causing a depres-sion of the ligamentum patellae; and the bend of the limb is, ofcourse, backward instead of forward, the foot being drawn for-wards. Reduction is mainly accomplished in all these cases by sim-ple extension. The pelvis is fixed and the force applied by meansof a bandage round the ankle. In most cases the patient can sitin a chair, while you place your own knee under his. Press alsoupon the separated hea
The homeopathic practice of surgery : together with operative surgery . In the backward luxation (Fig. 58) the limb is slightly bentand sensibly shortened. The condyles project, causing a depres-sion of the ligamentum patellae; and the bend of the limb is, ofcourse, backward instead of forward, the foot being drawn for-wards. Reduction is mainly accomplished in all these cases by sim-ple extension. The pelvis is fixed and the force applied by meansof a bandage round the ankle. In most cases the patient can sitin a chair, while you place your own knee under his. Press alsoupon the separated head of the bone with your hands, while yourassistant pulls suddenly but forcibly upon the ankle. Thus theforce of the muscles is counteracted and the limb flexed at thesame time. In this manner we have several times succeeded in afew seconds. The success of the manoeuvre depends on first rais-ing the heel, as in dislocation of the patella, and then, while the 76 REDUCTION OF TIBIA — THE ANKLE JOINT. patients attention is attracted to some other object, quickly ex-ten
Size: 1040px × 2402px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdec, booksubjectsurgicalproceduresoperative
