Atlas and epitome of traumatic fractures and dislocations . lodge on the edge of the acetabulum,and it is evident that abducting the thigh, which a prioriseems a rational procedure, only serves to wedge the headmore firmly in its abnormal position. Thus the advice tobring the thigh into adduction before exerting traction be-comes comprehensible, because this movement permits thehead to glide more easily over the edge of the manipulations, therefore, consist of traction in a posi-tion of adduction with some inward rotation. If this fails,the surgeon must try what traction in abdu
Atlas and epitome of traumatic fractures and dislocations . lodge on the edge of the acetabulum,and it is evident that abducting the thigh, which a prioriseems a rational procedure, only serves to wedge the headmore firmly in its abnormal position. Thus the advice tobring the thigh into adduction before exerting traction be-comes comprehensible, because this movement permits thehead to glide more easily over the edge of the manipulations, therefore, consist of traction in a posi-tion of adduction with some inward rotation. If this fails,the surgeon must try what traction in abduction with out-ward rotation will do. During this procedure the head ofthe femur sometimes slips around the outside of the edgeof the acetabulum and becomes lodged in front of thearticulation—so-called circumduction. The position ofthe head cannot therefore always be inferred from the na-ture of the laceration in the capsule, in view of the possi-bility of these secondary movements taking place. Thecapsular rent, which may be longitudinal or
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