. Operative surgery. bone in length, which is the result almost entirely of thoseof the lower end. The hip joint may be excised by two quite distinct methods of procedure:1. The radical method^ when no effort is made to save the periosteum, andthe muscular and ligamentous attachments about the Joint are freely method is applicable to malignant disease of the bone, and to injuriescausing extensive comminution and laceration. 2. The conservative method,in which scrupulous care is exercised in the peeling off of the periostealtissue and muscular attachments worthy of preservation. Un
. Operative surgery. bone in length, which is the result almost entirely of thoseof the lower end. The hip joint may be excised by two quite distinct methods of procedure:1. The radical method^ when no effort is made to save the periosteum, andthe muscular and ligamentous attachments about the Joint are freely method is applicable to malignant disease of the bone, and to injuriescausing extensive comminution and laceration. 2. The conservative method,in which scrupulous care is exercised in the peeling off of the periostealtissue and muscular attachments worthy of preservation. Under all circum-stances the acetabulum should be closely scrutinized for the presence of dead bone, which should be removed cau-tiously to avoid injury to the pelviccontents by the manipulation. The Radical Operation of Excisionof the Hip Joint (White).—This opera-tion is performed by placing the patienton the healthy side, and making a deepcurved incision with a strong knife (), commencing at a point midway.
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