A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Lv) fA. Supraspinous dislocation. (From Bigelow.) and when the head of the bone had descended to the margin of thecavity, Mr. Gibson lifted the upper end of the femur by means of atowel, at the same moment pressing the knee toward the opposite thigh,and forcibly rotating the limb inward; by which means the reductionwas [The following case of this form of dislocation appeared in my clinic severalyears since: The patient was a lady about 30 years of age and the mother of 1 Cummins, Guys Hospital Reports, vol iii. p. 163, 1838. 7
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Lv) fA. Supraspinous dislocation. (From Bigelow.) and when the head of the bone had descended to the margin of thecavity, Mr. Gibson lifted the upper end of the femur by means of atowel, at the same moment pressing the knee toward the opposite thigh,and forcibly rotating the limb inward; by which means the reductionwas [The following case of this form of dislocation appeared in my clinic severalyears since: The patient was a lady about 30 years of age and the mother of 1 Cummins, Guys Hospital Reports, vol iii. p. 163, 1838. 730 DISLOCATIONS OF THE THIGH. several children ; she was short and stout, and apparently in perfect health. Inwalking the right limb was planted firmly and maintained in a nearly straightposition, while the left limb made a half circuit around it. In standing theright limb was found to be about two and one-half inches shorter, and the rightfoot was fixed in a position of strong eversion. On examination, the head of theright femur was readily discov
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