The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . DISLOCATION OF THE HIP JOINT. 231 Treatment.—The reduction of this dislocation is extremely diffi-cult. The patient is laid upon his side; the bands and mode ofreduction are the same as in the former case; but in this injurythe band, or towel, to lift the head of the femur, should always beused : the trochanter should also be thrust forward by the hand ofthe surgeon, at the same time. Dislocation on the Pubes, is the most easy of detection ofall the dislocations of the hip joint. Diagnosis.—T
The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . DISLOCATION OF THE HIP JOINT. 231 Treatment.—The reduction of this dislocation is extremely diffi-cult. The patient is laid upon his side; the bands and mode ofreduction are the same as in the former case; but in this injurythe band, or towel, to lift the head of the femur, should always beused : the trochanter should also be thrust forward by the hand ofthe surgeon, at the same time. Dislocation on the Pubes, is the most easy of detection ofall the dislocations of the hip joint. Diagnosis.—The limb is an inch shorter than the other; theknee and foot are turned outwards, and cannot be rotated inwards ;. the head of the bone can be distinctly felt upon the pubes, at theouter side of the femoral artery and vein, and above the level ofPouparts ligament; upon moving or rotating the thigh, the headof the bone is felt to move with it. This dislocation has been mistaken for fracture of the neck ofthe femur. It should be remembered that shortening and eversionare common to both ; therefore, care is necessary in the diagnosis. 232 DISLOCATION OF THE PATELLA. Treatment.—The patient is placed upon the sound side ; agirth is passed in the perineum, and fixed to a point in front ofthe line of the body. The pulley is hooked to the band above the
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