The homeopathic practice of surgery : together with operative surgery . or eversion. 15 (PABT II.) 114 FRACTURES — OF THE THIGH. A fracture within the capsular ligament (Fig. 76) very rarelyunites by bony connection. Either a strong ligamentous sub- Fm. stance has to bind the parts together and serve instead of bone,or there is no fixed union at all. In the latter case a sort ofdouble joint is formed, the fractured surface of the head be-coming hollowed into a socket, and that of the neck rounded soas to play into it. The ligaments of the joint become greatlythickened and strengthened, as
The homeopathic practice of surgery : together with operative surgery . or eversion. 15 (PABT II.) 114 FRACTURES — OF THE THIGH. A fracture within the capsular ligament (Fig. 76) very rarelyunites by bony connection. Either a strong ligamentous sub- Fm. stance has to bind the parts together and serve instead of bone,or there is no fixed union at all. In the latter case a sort ofdouble joint is formed, the fractured surface of the head be-coming hollowed into a socket, and that of the neck rounded soas to play into it. The ligaments of the joint become greatlythickened and strengthened, as is also the case with the obturatorexternus muscle. The limb in this case is permanently shortened,causing halting in the step. Treatment. Sir Astley Cooper, after giving some half dozen differentmodes of management, thus concludes: — Baffled in our various attempts at curing these cases, andfinding the life of the patient occasionally sacrificed under thetrials made to unite them, I should, if I sustained this accidentin my own person, direct that a pillow should be placed under thelimb throughout its length; that another should be rolled up un-der the knee, and that the limb should be thus extended until theinflammation arid pain had subsided. I
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