A treatise on dislocations and on fractures of the joints . PLATE I. Shews the positions of the limb in the different dislocationsof the thigh-bone, and in the fracture of the cervix femoris. Fig. thigh-bone dislocated upwards, upon the dorsum iiii. The leg shorter; the hip projecting; the knee turned in-wards, and the patella at least two inches higher than theother. The foot turned inwards, and the toes resting upon themetatarsal bones of the other foot. The head of the bone isthrown back, and the trochanter major forwards. Fig. dislocation downwards in the foramen ovale. The leg
A treatise on dislocations and on fractures of the joints . PLATE I. Shews the positions of the limb in the different dislocationsof the thigh-bone, and in the fracture of the cervix femoris. Fig. thigh-bone dislocated upwards, upon the dorsum iiii. The leg shorter; the hip projecting; the knee turned in-wards, and the patella at least two inches higher than theother. The foot turned inwards, and the toes resting upon themetatarsal bones of the other foot. The head of the bone isthrown back, and the trochanter major forwards. Fig. dislocation downwards in the foramen ovale. The leg is longer than the other; the knee is advanced andseparated from that on the sound side ; the toe is pointeddown ; the heel does not touch the ground: the body is bentforwards. This is the only accident of this joint in which the leg islonger. Fig. in the ischiatic notch. The leg is shorter; the patella from half an inch to an inchabove the other; the foot slightly turned inwards; the greattoe rests against the ball of the great toe of the
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