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Identifier: lecturesonortho00ridl (find matches)
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.
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e strung two loopsthrough which the patients arms pass, and these areconnected the one with the other by a strap across thechest. The pelvis is secured by abroad belt around it,from the sides of which straps pass to the sides of thebed-frame and are there fastened. The patient mustnot be allowed to sit up for food, for the use of the bed-pan, or for any other purpose; nor must he be takenfrom bed for bathing, for changing of sheets or cloth-ing, or for the turning of the mattress, if the best effectsof recumbency are to be secured. To fail in strictlyfollowing these directions will cause the breaking upof the new bone-formation about the carious vertebrae,a return or an increase of the deformity, or it may pro-long the paraplegia, if present, and perhaps render itincurable. It will be readily seen that although the 67 surgeon is saved labor, it is very difficult to carry outthis treatment for any considerable time; in fact, prac-tically impossible to carry it to a successful result in
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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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