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Title: Diseases of the hip, knee, and ankle joints and their treatment by a new and efficient method
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Thomas, Hugh Owen, 1834-1891
Subjects: Hip joint Knee Ankle Hip Joint Knee Ankle Joint Diseases
Publisher: Liverpool : T. Dobb & Co.
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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tion, which she wore forsix months and then exchanged it for one with a 62 patten at the end, as in plate 4 Jig. 7. Her conditionat present is represented in plate 15, taken froma photograph. The left knee, although notperfect, she is able to use with some defectof motion. During the time the patient worethe machine, she attended to her householdduties. Some defect must ultimately remain inthis case, as twelve years of neglect cannot beexpected to be totally made up for. Case No. 7.—In January, 1869, Miss M.J—, came from Palestine to consult me. Shewas suffering from chronic inflammation of theknee joint of long standing. The joint wasenlarged, slight effusion, very tender, and angularflexion to one hundred and twenty degrees.The patient much emaciated, and in de-pressed spirits and ill health. Her historyof the case was, that in the winter of1856 she fell on the ice and injured herknee. She received no professional assistancefor six months, and on consulting a doctor he p LATE 10
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63 pronounced it a dislocation of the knee cap,but that it was not possible to reduce it. Afterthis she consulted several doctors and bonesetters in search of relief, but in vain. In1859 she was taken to the Queens Hospital,Birmingham, from whence, after a period oftwo months treatment, she was discharged muchrelieved, but not quite free from pain. Thisimprovement continued for three years. In 1864she went on the Continent, and whilst abroadin that year was laid up in bed for three monthswith a return of her previous symptoms. Shewas again relieved, and able to travel fortwelve months. In 1867, while at Jerusalem, she had areturn of all the previous symptoms intensified.This attack continued for four months, and, notbeing able to get sufficient relief to enable herto attend to her duties, she returned to Englandfor the purpose of consulting me. I applied the machine with patten attached ; 64 no retention was used, but leather across thebars and flannel bandaging. I also prescribedto p

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