. The principles and practice of modern surgery . is diminished, but in a few days it becomes copious, ammoniacal, andoffensive, and the mucous coat of the bladder inflames, and secretes aquantity of viscid adhesive mucus. The bowels are distended with wind,and obstinately costive ;—in protracted cases the evacuations becomeblack, treacly, and extremely offensive. The temperature of the palsiedparts at first rises—in one case so high as 111° F.—but afterwards sinksto the natural level, or below it. In some few cases, in which the spinalcord is not entirely compressed or lacerated, the patient
. The principles and practice of modern surgery . is diminished, but in a few days it becomes copious, ammoniacal, andoffensive, and the mucous coat of the bladder inflames, and secretes aquantity of viscid adhesive mucus. The bowels are distended with wind,and obstinately costive ;—in protracted cases the evacuations becomeblack, treacly, and extremely offensive. The temperature of the palsiedparts at first rises—in one case so high as 111° F.—but afterwards sinksto the natural level, or below it. In some few cases, in which the spinalcord is not entirely compressed or lacerated, the patient may retain somedegree of sensation or motion, or may suffer from painful spasms of thelegs; but in general the loss of feeling and motion is complete. If the fracture or dislocation be high in the hack, or at the lower part ofthe neck, there will, in addition to the above symptoms, be palsy of one orboth arms, and great difficulty of breathing, especially of expiration, be-cause the intercostal and abdominal muscles are palsied, and the d
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