Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage . 78 POTTS DISEASE. Case XXYI,—Potts disease with abscess. Michael N., agedthree years, of healthy parents, and always healthy and veryactive until December 1874, when the mother noticed a stiffnessof the right side. He was a public institution forhip disease, but without any relief. In March the mother noticed a swelling on the rightside of the spine, which gradually increased to the size of a hensegg. Was examined in my clinic, and aspirated. The pus be- FiG.
Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage . 78 POTTS DISEASE. Case XXYI,—Potts disease with abscess. Michael N., agedthree years, of healthy parents, and always healthy and veryactive until December 1874, when the mother noticed a stiffnessof the right side. He was a public institution forhip disease, but without any relief. In March the mother noticed a swelling on the rightside of the spine, which gradually increased to the size of a hensegg. Was examined in my clinic, and aspirated. The pus be- FiG. ing too thick to flow through the aspirator, a free incisionwas made, giving exit to quite an amount of pus, and a largeslough of tough connective tissue, which was removed by theforceps; after its removal there was a more extensive flowof unhealthy curdy pus. The probe detected carious bone onthe right side of the lumbar vertebrae. The wound was pouredfull of Peruvian balsam and covered w^ith oakum and oiled silk. TEEATMENT OF CASES. 79 A closely fitting shirt was then drawn over the child, and avisiting card, folded in its middle and a long pin passed throughthe upper fold, was placed over the oakum covering the openwound, the shirt then carefully adjusted, and the dinner padput in proper position; the child was then carefully suspendedby the head and axillary straps, and the plaster of Paris bandageapplied as usual. Each turn in going over the pin was piercedby it, and thus a guide was made to cut out the fenestra whenthe plaster became set, and left a place for the free escape ofp
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