Proceedings of the Connecticut State Medical Society .. . eared withoutfurther interference. The child gained rapidly in fleshand strength. The short spicas were re-applied once inthree months for the next two years, at the expiration ofwhich time we had a complete recovery, with perfect mo-tion and no shortening whatever of the affected limb. Upto this time (three years) he has shown no signs of re-turn of symptoms. I wish to emphasize, right here, that none of the caseswhich I am citing in this paper are recent recoveries,none having shown any return of their malady for threeyears, and in no
Proceedings of the Connecticut State Medical Society .. . eared withoutfurther interference. The child gained rapidly in fleshand strength. The short spicas were re-applied once inthree months for the next two years, at the expiration ofwhich time we had a complete recovery, with perfect mo-tion and no shortening whatever of the affected limb. Upto this time (three years) he has shown no signs of re-turn of symptoms. I wish to emphasize, right here, that none of the caseswhich I am citing in this paper are recent recoveries,none having shown any return of their malady for threeyears, and in no case have I used extension, and all havewalked freely without the aid of crutches or other appa-rat us after the acute stage. Tin- fourth case which I place before yon is that of <!.,aged four and one-half years. I was called to see thischild eleven months ago, by Dr. OLeary, and found amost classical case; and one of a numerous class, fromwhom you receive a history of trouble with the knee andhip two or three months before you first see them—sup-. SP1CA Spica Box for applying plaster bandage to hip and thigh. 6x12x18 in., sliding adjustable bottom. TREATMENT IN TUBERCULOUS JOINT DISEASE. 4;,5 posed to bo rheumatism, and which apparently got well;but on the return of the symptoms you are called onlyto find a jumping Coxitis. It was so here, flexion, ad-duction, contracture well marked with no voluntary mo-tion at the hip. I forcibly extended the knee and hipas much as possible without an anesthetic and applieda short spica down to the knee, put him into bed for afew days and then sent him up into the mountains forthe summer. I did not see him again for three and ahalf months and to my happy surprise when I removedthe cast I found a fine, easy, perfectly flexible joint; noshortening and the slight hitch in walking due to a mus-cular atrophy of one inch in circumference on the affect-ed thigh. I exhibit here, for the easy and simple appli-cation of these plaste
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