. Medical and surgical reports. Chart of Sensation in Case 1.— Hyperalgesia, hypersesthesia and thermoanses-thesia are indicated by the oblique parallel lines; analgesia and anaesthesia by the dottedareas. segment of the cord was crushed, the dura tense and filled with blood anddebris of nerve tissue. The patient slowly recovered and sixteen months after operation hewrites that he is able to raise the left leg from the floor and that for twomonths some movements of the right leg have been possible, but he cannotmove toes on either foot. There is occasional pain in the legs and s
. Medical and surgical reports. Chart of Sensation in Case 1.— Hyperalgesia, hypersesthesia and thermoanses-thesia are indicated by the oblique parallel lines; analgesia and anaesthesia by the dottedareas. segment of the cord was crushed, the dura tense and filled with blood anddebris of nerve tissue. The patient slowly recovered and sixteen months after operation hewrites that he is able to raise the left leg from the floor and that for twomonths some movements of the right leg have been possible, but he cannotmove toes on either foot. There is occasional pain in the legs and somemuscular twitching. It is impossible for him to retain the urine after thecall for urination. 240 SPINAL CORD SURGERY. Case 2.— E. M., age 23, on January 18, 1912, was struck by a fallingpile of lumber. There resulted a compound fracture of the right tibiaand almost immediate paralysis of both legs. There was very little the day of the accident there was retention of urine, necessitating theuse of a catheter, al
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