The principles of surgery . han half to con-siderably beyond a full inch. The surgeon is surprised, and the patientis mortified, perhaps indignant; being naturally led to suppose that hiscase has been mistaken, and consequently mismanaged ; that what wascalled and treated as a bruise, was after all a fracture. Whereas, hadnot only the possibility but the probability of such change been knownand remembered, all would have been rightly understood and patientlysubmitted to. The feelings of the patient and his friends, and the repu-tation of the surgeon, would have been alike uninjured. Loose Bodi
The principles of surgery . han half to con-siderably beyond a full inch. The surgeon is surprised, and the patientis mortified, perhaps indignant; being naturally led to suppose that hiscase has been mistaken, and consequently mismanaged ; that what wascalled and treated as a bruise, was after all a fracture. Whereas, hadnot only the possibility but the probability of such change been knownand remembered, all would have been rightly understood and patientlysubmitted to. The feelings of the patient and his friends, and the repu-tation of the surgeon, would have been alike uninjured. Loose Bodies in Joints. Loose substances, usually of an irregularly oval form, are sometimesfound within the cavity of articulations ; and the joint most liable tothis affection is the knee. They are commonly termed cartilages;but, according to Muller, this is a misnomer ; their consistence beingthat of cartilage, but their structure distinctly fibrous. Sometimes theyare of almost calcareous or osseous density. Sometimes on the other.
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