The dissector's guide, or, Student's companion : illustrated by numerous woodcuts, clearly exhibiting and explaining the dissection of every part of the human body . the knee projects, and is advanced and drawn from theother, and cannot be made to touch the sound knee without great vio-lence. When the thigh is attempted to be straightened, the body isbent, owing to the psoas magnus and iliacus internus being in action,and the head of the femur being lower than the acetabulum. 3. Dislocation backwards into the ischiatic notch. —The limb is aninch, or an inch and a half shorter than the sound on
The dissector's guide, or, Student's companion : illustrated by numerous woodcuts, clearly exhibiting and explaining the dissection of every part of the human body . the knee projects, and is advanced and drawn from theother, and cannot be made to touch the sound knee without great vio-lence. When the thigh is attempted to be straightened, the body isbent, owing to the psoas magnus and iliacus internus being in action,and the head of the femur being lower than the acetabulum. 3. Dislocation backwards into the ischiatic notch. —The limb is aninch, or an inch and a half shorter than the sound one; the knee andloot are turned inwards, and the toe rests upon the ball of the great toeoi the sound limb. fa 4. Dislocation upon the pubis. — The limb is shorter ; the great tro-chanter is raised, and the bullock is sunk; the knee, leg, and foot turn PouparS W^ 1Pad °f ft* ^^ 1 felt a ^tleab^elie level ofI-oupart s ligament, upon the pubis. It forms a round hard swellingwhich moves when the limb is rotated and bent. swelling, THE DISSECTORS GUIDE. 45 The modes of reducing these dislocations are pointed outin the accompanying diagram. (Fig-2.) (Fig. 1.). (Fig. 4.) (Fig. 3.) 1. Reduction of the dislocation of the head of the femur upon the dor-sum of the ilium. — Should the patient be a strong-muscled man, it maybe necessary to have recourse to venesection, lor the purpose of pro-ducing relaxation, as well as to prevent the subsequent man may then be placed in the warm bath at about 100°, graduallyincreasing it to 110°, until fainting is nearly produced. While in thebath, doses of tartrate of antimony with ipecacuanha may be adminis-tered, until nausea is excited. The patient may then be placed upon atable situated between two staples ; a strong girt may then be placedbetween the thighs, the ends of which may be fastened to the stapleat the head of the table ; this girt is intended to fix the pelvis, whichmust be ascertained prior to the commencement of
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