Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage . TKEATMEXT OF CASES. 107 Tlie difference in his complexion within an hour was mostmarked, and observed by allthe members present. The boy said he was perfectly free from pain, and couldbreathe more freely. His height, as measured by Dr. Stephen Smith, was in-creased J of an inch, and his respiration 14 cubic inches. Fi&. This case is also represented in the frontispiece, whichis given in order to show the entire plan of treatment at aglance. The following case shows the advanta
Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage . TKEATMEXT OF CASES. 107 Tlie difference in his complexion within an hour was mostmarked, and observed by allthe members present. The boy said he was perfectly free from pain, and couldbreathe more freely. His height, as measured by Dr. Stephen Smith, was in-creased J of an inch, and his respiration 14 cubic inches. Fi&. This case is also represented in the frontispiece, whichis given in order to show the entire plan of treatment at aglance. The following case shows the advantage of extension and theplaster of Paris jacket over Bannings braces, which had beenpreviously worn by my ad^dce :— Case IY.—Miss Nellie Pierson, aged 15, Providence, RhodeIsland. Came to me January 30, 1875, with a very marked 108 EOTARY-LATERAL CURVATURE OF THE SPINE. rotary-lateral curvature, which her mother thought bad beendeveloped within the past year. She attributed it to sittingsideways at school, six hours daily, and taking music lessons. Her condition at that time was as seen in fig. 57, from asketch by Dr. L. M. Yale. The amount of distortion at themaximum is to the right about 1^ inches; there is very con-siderable rotation. Kaising the patient from the floor, so that the entiie weightFig. .58.
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