The surgical diseases of children . nd side, the other knee being flexed, andthe toe gently touching the ground. When standing,he will be glad to obtain the support from a chair ortable. When the deformity is great, he may notbe inclined to attempt to stand or to walk, but willlie quietly and patiently day and night. The walk, too, is characteristic, for the thighbeing permanently advanced, and incompetent totransmit weight, the child limps uneasily, thoughadroitly, just touching the ground with the toe of theaffected side, and paddling himself along. This methodof progression soon tires him,
The surgical diseases of children . nd side, the other knee being flexed, andthe toe gently touching the ground. When standing,he will be glad to obtain the support from a chair ortable. When the deformity is great, he may notbe inclined to attempt to stand or to walk, but willlie quietly and patiently day and night. The walk, too, is characteristic, for the thighbeing permanently advanced, and incompetent totransmit weight, the child limps uneasily, thoughadroitly, just touching the ground with the toe of theaffected side, and paddling himself along. This methodof progression soon tires him, and he gladly leaves hisplay to lie down. Shortening of limb in the early * Many of the woodcuts illustrative of disease of the hip andknee are modified from Thomass excellent work. chap, xxix.] Diagnosis of Hip Disease. 409 months of the disease does not actually exist; it ismerely the result of an acquired obliquity of of absolute shortening is usually associatedwith formation of abscess or ulceration; it may take. Fig. 71.—Loins flat, but Thigh cannot be brought down. place without suppuration, being due to arrested de-velopment. For making the diagnosis the child should beentirely stripped and placed supine upon a firm couch,or upon the table or floor. The diseased joint beingstiff, and- partially flexed, it follows that when both
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