Annual report of Alexandra Hospital for Children with Hip Disease : 1943.

  • Alexandra Hospital for Children with Hip Disease (London, England)
Date:
1943
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Credit: Annual report of Alexandra Hospital for Children with Hip Disease : 1943. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Return Showing the Results of Observation of Doubtfully Tuberculous Cases During the Year 1943 I Diagnosis on Discharge from Observation Stay under 4 weeks Stay over 4 weeks Total Tuberculous ... — 1 1 Non-Tuberculous 1 3 4 Doubtful — _ _ Total 5 In the second of the above tables it is recorded that one patient admitted for diagnosis was found to be tuberculous. The patient was admitted as a possible case of hip disease, but this diagnosis was not confirmed. His symptoms were due to old tuberculous abdominal lymphatic glands, for which no special surgical treatment was needed ; and so he did not remain long in hospital. In the following list the cases of bone and joint tuberculosis treated to a conclusion of their stay in the Alexandra Hospital during the year are classified according to the parts affected :— Spinal column Sacro-iliac joint ... Hip-joint ... Knee-joint Elbow-joint A total of 15 cases 4 cases '2 cases 7 cases 1 case I case Non-Tuberculous (“ Orthopaedic ”) Cases It is mentioned above that 33 cases coming under this heading were discharged during the year. In 15 of these cases, however, the “ discharge ” was, in fact, transfer elsewhere for operative treatment ; and in each of these 15 cases the patient returned to the Alexandra Hospital for continuation of treatment. Eighteen patients therefore were discharged to their homes at the conclusion of treatment during the year ; and in the following table these cases are classified according to the nature of their deformities or disabilities, and the results of treatment are indicated.