Excision of the knee joint with report of twenty-eight cases . t for two months. After this his leg gotcomparatively well, and he could get about. The swelling andstiffness never subsided. The joint felt weak, and it was con-stantly receiving some trifling injury, or else, if he took moreexercise than usual, the pain and stiffness in the knee wouldincrease. About Christmas of last year he again struck the knee,when the stiffness so markedly increased, and the pain and diffi-culty of getting about was so great, that he had to rehuquishwork and lay up for a time. He noticed now that starting in
Excision of the knee joint with report of twenty-eight cases . t for two months. After this his leg gotcomparatively well, and he could get about. The swelling andstiffness never subsided. The joint felt weak, and it was con-stantly receiving some trifling injury, or else, if he took moreexercise than usual, the pain and stiffness in the knee wouldincrease. About Christmas of last year he again struck the knee,when the stiffness so markedly increased, and the pain and diffi-culty of getting about was so great, that he had to rehuquishwork and lay up for a time. He noticed now that starting in thelimb would occur at night, wliich deprived him of rest. Hewas treated by a homoeopathic physician who employed electri-city, gave him something to take internally, and advised him towalk about as usual. In April, 188U, he entered the Montreal General Hospitalsuffering from an attack of typhoid fever, from which he recove-red after a confinement to bed of six weeks. He was sent to the,country to convalesce, but his knee gave him more uneasiness and Case 25. EXCISION OF THE KNEE JOINT. Operation performed 2no December, taken in June, 1882. EXCISION OF THE KNEE JOINT. 57 trouble than usual, and lie is under the impression that thedisease advanced more rapidly after recovering from the condition :—The motion in the joint is very limited,the patella almost fixed; it rests on the outer condyle of thefemur ; the tibia is rotated outwards and everted, giving to thelimb the appearance of knock knee. There is no shortening, butthe limb is at all points smaller than its neighbor. MEASUREMENTS : Left Leg. Right Leg. At ankle, 7 inches. At ankle, 1\ inches. Centre of calf, 9| inches. Centre of calf, 11 inches. Knee over patella, 111 inches. Knee over patella, 12|- knee joint, 9|- inches. Above knee joint, 12 of thigh, 11 inches. Centre of thigh, 15 inches. Upper part of thigh, 14 inches. Upper part of thigh, 16| inches. No appare
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