. The principles and practice of modern surgery . aced backwanls, the patient recoveringwith jxTmanent deformity, but nothing But it more frequently happens in fracture and dislocation of thevertebra, that the spinal cord is compressed or lacerated, and the partsbelow the seat of injury deprived of their nervous influence; and in thesecases the symjitoms vary, according to the level of the injury. If the injury aflrct one of the lumhnr or lower dorsnl vertebra^ the legsand lower part of the trunk are j);ilsie(l and insensible, the j)enis is erect, • Villi- cnsos of s])iiia hiliila, wii
. The principles and practice of modern surgery . aced backwanls, the patient recoveringwith jxTmanent deformity, but nothing But it more frequently happens in fracture and dislocation of thevertebra, that the spinal cord is compressed or lacerated, and the partsbelow the seat of injury deprived of their nervous influence; and in thesecases the symjitoms vary, according to the level of the injury. If the injury aflrct one of the lumhnr or lower dorsnl vertebra^ the legsand lower part of the trunk are j);ilsie(l and insensible, the j)enis is erect, • Villi- cnsos of s])iiia hiliila, wiili remarks by rro«ciitl Ilowftt. Load. Med. Gaz.,184-1 tC:iMir Hawkins, Mod. Cliir. Trnna., vol. xxiv. ^Gijcriii, LEx|)6rictice, Die. .3, 1810; Shaw, Mod. Gaz. vol. xvii. j). 9;J6. INJURIES OF THE SPINE. 333 the faeces are discharged involuntarily, owing to palsy of the sphincter ani;but the urine cannot be voided voluntarily, owing to palsy of the muscularcoat of the bladder. Immediately after the injury, the secretion of urine 97. Fiff.
Size: 1292px × 1933px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, booksubjectgeneralsurgery, booksubjectsurgery
