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Title: Lectures on orthopedic surgery
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Ridlon, John, 1852-1936 Thomas, Hugh Owen, 1834-1891 Jones, Robert, joint author
Subjects: Orthopedics
Publisher: Philadelphia, E. Stern & Co., Inc.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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any but exceptional cases. So-called treatment byrecumbency often means that the patient lies in bedwhen he chooses, sits up when he pleases, or gets upand walks when he can. Under such conditions it is 68 not surprising that the deformity increases, that ab-scesses are frequent, and the duration of the disease isprolonged. To increase the efficacy of recumbency various othermeans have been employed. Traction is used, both
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Fig. 40.—Canvas cot for treatment by recumbency. for its effect in reducing the deformity and preventingthe patient from sitting up in bed. A sling is attached tothe patients head and from it a cord is carried over apulley at the head of the bed to a small weight of fromJ to i or 2 pounds. Slings may be made of leather orof cloth, and are constructed upon one or two general 69 plans; either that which is used in the ordinary sus-pension-apparatus, or one made by buckhng a bandacross the forehead and below the occiput and attach-ing another above each ear to pass over the head, towhich is attached the pulley-cord. This leaves thechin free, prolonged use not causing recession of the

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