The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . the head of the bone can be distinctly felt upon the pubes, at theouter side of the femoral artery and vein, and above the level ofPouparts ligament; upon moving or rotating the thigh, the headof the bone is felt to move with it. This dislocation has been mistaken for fracture of the neck ofthe femur. It should be remembered that shortening and eversionare common to both ; therefore, care is necessary in the diagnosis. 232 DISLOCATION OF THE PATELLA. Treatment.—The patient is placed upon the
The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . the head of the bone can be distinctly felt upon the pubes, at theouter side of the femoral artery and vein, and above the level ofPouparts ligament; upon moving or rotating the thigh, the headof the bone is felt to move with it. This dislocation has been mistaken for fracture of the neck ofthe femur. It should be remembered that shortening and eversionare common to both ; therefore, care is necessary in the diagnosis. 232 DISLOCATION OF THE PATELLA. Treatment.—The patient is placed upon the sound side ; agirth is passed in the perineum, and fixed to a point in front ofthe line of the body. The pulley is hooked to the band above the. knee, and made fast to a point behind the axis of the body, so as todraw the bone backwards. The head of the bone is lifted overthe pubes and edge of the acetabulum by means of a band ortowel, and drops into its place. The subsequent treatment is thesame as in the other cases. DISLOCATIONS OF THE KNEE JOINT. Dislocation of the Patella.—Dislocation of the patellamay occur in three ways : outwards, inwards, and upwards. A
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