. The principles of surgery . o, may be either ruptured, or torn away from its osseous disruption of the parts exterior to the joint, doubtless, aggravatesthe nature of the injury, and favours extensive displacement; but, atthe same time, fortunately, reduction is by the same circumstancesfacilitated. The Symptoms of dislocation are:—signs of displacement, more orless obvious; a swelling where none should be, or a hollow where thesurface should be even or raised ; shortening or elongation of the limb,as the case may be—more frequently the former. Much pain is com-plained of; par
. The principles of surgery . o, may be either ruptured, or torn away from its osseous disruption of the parts exterior to the joint, doubtless, aggravatesthe nature of the injury, and favours extensive displacement; but, atthe same time, fortunately, reduction is by the same circumstancesfacilitated. The Symptoms of dislocation are:—signs of displacement, more orless obvious; a swelling where none should be, or a hollow where thesurface should be even or raised ; shortening or elongation of the limb,as the case may be—more frequently the former. Much pain is com-plained of; particularly if anervous trunk or plexus becompressed by the head of thebone; as in dislocation of thehumerus into the axilla. And,usually, the patient is found,immediately after the accident,labouring; under a markedshock or depression, oftensevere. Motion is very muchimpaired. The patient cannotraise or move the part; neithercan the surgeon ; and any at-tempt to do so, on the part ofeither, is attended with great Fig. Fig. 234. Dislocation of the shoulder. The flattening shewn, at a. The rightshoulder is normal. 676 DIAGNOSIS OF DISLOCATION. Fie. -35.
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