A Treatise on diseases of the jointsJohn Churchill, 1861 - 469 pages |
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Page 18
... means of accurate measurement by needles , fixed one in the thigh the other in the pelvis , were adopted . A weight of 281bs . was hung upon a system of three pairs of pulleys fastened to the ankle , thus constituting an extending force ...
... means of accurate measurement by needles , fixed one in the thigh the other in the pelvis , were adopted . A weight of 281bs . was hung upon a system of three pairs of pulleys fastened to the ankle , thus constituting an extending force ...
Page 19
... means find the slightest difference whether the finger were held over the hole or not . There occurred , immediately weight came on the thigh , an oozing sound , the sound of squeezing soft moist materials , and the head of the bone ...
... means find the slightest difference whether the finger were held over the hole or not . There occurred , immediately weight came on the thigh , an oozing sound , the sound of squeezing soft moist materials , and the head of the bone ...
Page 20
... means , which hold the bones forming it in close contact , and such aids as atmospheric pressure may yield are but slight in comparison with these . Certainly no man gifted with a tolerable apprecia- tion of cause and effect could ...
... means , which hold the bones forming it in close contact , and such aids as atmospheric pressure may yield are but slight in comparison with these . Certainly no man gifted with a tolerable apprecia- tion of cause and effect could ...
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... means only , viz . , actual contact of the bones , can any assistance from atmospheric pressure be obtained . A vacuum , i.e. , a space unfilled by air between the bones , could not be maintained either the surrounding parts must be ...
... means only , viz . , actual contact of the bones , can any assistance from atmospheric pressure be obtained . A vacuum , i.e. , a space unfilled by air between the bones , could not be maintained either the surrounding parts must be ...
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... means easy to find ; in the young fœtus the whole menisc may be examined , and when its inner thin edge comes under the glass its membrano - cartilaginous structure will be evident . Over this material the synovial membrane passes in ...
... means easy to find ; in the young fœtus the whole menisc may be examined , and when its inner thin edge comes under the glass its membrano - cartilaginous structure will be evident . Over this material the synovial membrane passes in ...
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abscess acetabulum action acute affected anchylosis ankle appearance areolar tissue articular lamella attack become blister body bone bursa cancelli caries cartilage cause cavity cells chiefly chloroform chronic cloth colour commencement condition condyle considerable contraction contracture deformity dislocation effusion elbow enlarged epiphysis examined excision femur fever fibres fibrous finger fluid granulations groin healthy hip-joint humerus hydrarthrosis inch increased inflammation inflammatory inner condyle instances irritation joint disease knee knee-joint lacunæ latter less ligament ligamentum patella limb malady morbid motion muscles night observed occur operation osseous osseous tissue osteitis passive patella patient pelvis periarticular periosteum portion position present pressure produced purulent quinine rheumatic round seen sheathes side skin slight soft splint spot stage starting pains straighten strapped structure strumous suppuration surface surgeon swelling swollen symptoms synovial membrane tenderness tendons thickening thigh thin tibia tion treatment trochanter tumefaction tumour ulceration ulna vessels wound
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