A treatise on orthopedic surgery . structivetype. In such cases the long traction brace is the most satisfac-tory appliance. The best treatment is that which is adapted tothe patients surroundings and to his general and local condition,a treatment therefore of selection as opposed to one of routine. Treatment during Stage of Recovery.—It is much easier toassure ones self that the disease is still active than to decide ^ Locus cit. 380 OBTHOPEDIC SUEGEBY. Fig. 270. when it is cured. For the symptoms may have been quiescentfor months or years even, under the protective treatment, andyet they may
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . structivetype. In such cases the long traction brace is the most satisfac-tory appliance. The best treatment is that which is adapted tothe patients surroundings and to his general and local condition,a treatment therefore of selection as opposed to one of routine. Treatment during Stage of Recovery.—It is much easier toassure ones self that the disease is still active than to decide ^ Locus cit. 380 OBTHOPEDIC SUEGEBY. Fig. 270. when it is cured. For the symptoms may have been quiescentfor months or years even, under the protective treatment, andyet they may recur on the slightest provocation v^hen this treat-ment has been discontinued. To judge of the probable dura-tion of the disease in a givencase, one must consider its area,its quality, and its , for example, the primarysymptoms indicate that the focusof infection is of limited areaand is contained within the bone,rapid recovery, possibly in ayear, may be expected; but inthe ordinary type of disease in Fig.
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