Fibrin : its origin and development in the animal organism, and its relation to life, health, longevity, and disease / by John Goodman.

Date:
1878
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Fibrin : its origin and development in the animal organism, and its relation to life, health, longevity, and disease / by John Goodman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

    126/148 (page 110)
    SIMPLE INFLAMMATION KNEK-JOINT, shape in about three weeks. In this case, little else than the local treatment was adopted, as the patient carried out all the measures with his own hands. Several cases of inflamed bursae, especially of the front of the knee, and under the tendon of Achilles, treated simply and suc- cessfully by a sixfold wet compress, and some in addition with the hot foment, might be here cited did space permit. 15. Mrs. C fell down and seriously injured the knee joint with some degree of violence. The entire joint evinced signs of considerable inflammation, and became exceedingly painful. Next day, hot fomentation and immersion, as usual, were instituted, and the pain and swelling were in three or four weeks reduced. Little else was used in this case, except the local remedial measures, the drip sheet, and abdominal com- press ; and by continuance the inflammation of the joint was entirely overcome, and has been now for some years or so quite well. The value of the treatment in this case was fully put to the test. In order to please a medical friend, she discon- tinued the external appliances for a time after the pain and swelling were entirely gone. But during the absence of remedial measures the knee began again to swell, and became so painful, that in twenty-four hours she was absolutely compelled and glad to resort to the use of the fomentation and immersion, which she took care afterwards not to relinquish until the cure was complete. 16. Mrs. Salvidge, Birkenhead. An acute case of arthritic inflammation of the knee joint during utero gestation. This case was also treated by hot fomentation ten minutes twice daily, succeeded by immersion of the joint in tepid water three minutes, which speedily removed all inflammatory action, and reduced the knee to its normal dimensions and previously healthy condition. Miss S., of IJlverstone, left this place and treatment only a few weeks ago, December, 1877. Considerable chronic and puffy thickening of the tissues surrounding the knee joint, with a great degree of tenderness and pain on pressure in one spot near to the patella. This tumefaction commenced two years ao-o. The general health of the patient is not much affected. The knee was submitted to hot fomentation ten minutes, followed by tepid immersion for three minutes, three or four times a day. The wet bandage covered with waterproof was applied to the knee, and the abdominal compress adopted, together with a course of constitutional treatment. Daily improvement presented itself so long as the young lady could be induced to limit her locomotive exercise. But frequently the knee was made worse, and backened in its progress of restoration, by overdoing. Hence advancement