The treatment of fractures . Fig. 76. FiS- 77- Fi°-s 76 77 —Fracture of the twelfth dorsal vertebra without involvement of the first lum-bar nerve-roots, the ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, and external cutaneous nerves not beinginvolved. ends opposite the lower border of the first lumbar vertebra. Anypressure at this point or below will involve the cauda equina in 78 FRACTURES OF THE VERTEBRAE whole or in part (see Figs. 78, 79). Local evidences of thebony lesions may be present. The paralysis of the legs maybe partial or complete. The anesthesia of the lower limbsis partial rather than comple
The treatment of fractures . Fig. 76. FiS- 77- Fi°-s 76 77 —Fracture of the twelfth dorsal vertebra without involvement of the first lum-bar nerve-roots, the ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, and external cutaneous nerves not beinginvolved. ends opposite the lower border of the first lumbar vertebra. Anypressure at this point or below will involve the cauda equina in 78 FRACTURES OF THE VERTEBRAE whole or in part (see Figs. 78, 79). Local evidences of thebony lesions may be present. The paralysis of the legs maybe partial or complete. The anesthesia of the lower limbsis partial rather than complete and up to the level of thebony lesion. Retention or incontinence of urine and fecesexists. The paralyzed muscles rapidly become wasted. Con-stant pain and hyperesthesia may be present both above andbelow the lesion. The patellar and plantar reflexes are usuallylost. The prognosis is not altogether unfavorable to recovery.
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