Lectures on the American eclectic system of surgery . from a post, staple or other fixed point. Force is now to beapplied by pulleys (or otherwise) to the first strap; and, as thehead of the femur begins to rise, Fig. 56. let the surgeon pass his handunder the opposite leg, and seiz-ing the ankle of the affected one,bring it gently but firmly to-ward the other. This move-ment, in connection with thepressure at the other end of thelimb, will bring it into its properplace. Backward Dislocation—into theIschiatic Notch. In this case, the head of thefemur being deeply lodged, canrarely be felt. The
Lectures on the American eclectic system of surgery . from a post, staple or other fixed point. Force is now to beapplied by pulleys (or otherwise) to the first strap; and, as thehead of the femur begins to rise, Fig. 56. let the surgeon pass his handunder the opposite leg, and seiz-ing the ankle of the affected one,bring it gently but firmly to-ward the other. This move-ment, in connection with thepressure at the other end of thelimb, will bring it into its properplace. Backward Dislocation—into theIschiatic Notch. In this case, the head of thefemur being deeply lodged, canrarely be felt. The position ofthe trochanter—though it is notturned down, flattening the hipaa in the upward ^dislocation—being further back than natu-ral, will indicate the mal-position of the head— (Figure 56).The displacement of the_ trochanter may be accurately ascer-. 028 DISLOCATIONS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES. tained by measuring, on each side, from the spinous processesof the sacrum. The foot and knee turn inward, the knee being Fig. 57.
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