Knee injuries, and how to manage them / by De Forest Willard.

  • Willard de Forest
Date:
1905
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Knee injuries, and how to manage them / by De Forest Willard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    in position, or removed. Loose cartilaginous bodies should be removed. 8. Motion is the normal condition of joints, conse- quently massage and voluntary motions should be in- stituted as soon as the inflammatory stage has passed. Neglect of this precaution may result in a neuromimetic patient and a chronic cripple. 9. Sensitive neurotic knees should not be mistaken for diseased ones. 10. Complete primary rest during the inflammatory stage, followed by massage, voluntary and involuntary movements, gymnastic exercises, hot-air treatment, hot and cold douchings, etc., are the best means at our com- mand for preventing ankylosis. 11. Should ankylosis follow, forcible straightenings, tenotomies, osteotomies, etc., may be required.
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