An account of a new method of treating diseases of the joints of the knee and elbow, in a letter to Mr. Percival Pott / [H. Park].

  • Park, H. (Henry), 1745-1831
Date:
[1783]
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Credit: An account of a new method of treating diseases of the joints of the knee and elbow, in a letter to Mr. Percival Pott / [H. Park]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    biting a very large cavern, with very thin Parietes; and, in fhort, there feemed little wanting to complete the amputation; yet, as the limb below would not be deprived of any part of its nourifhment; and every heal- thy incifed furface, as well as of bone as of foft parts, has a natural tendency to gra- nulate, I could not fee any room to doubt that Nature would find fuffici'ent refources to repair this breach. The next attempt was on the joint of the elbow ;— a fimple, longitudinal incifion was made from about two inches above, to the fame diftance below the point of the Olecranon ; the integuments raifed, and an attempt made to divide the la- teral ligaments, and diflocate the joint: but this being found difficult, the Olecranon was fawn off, by which means the joint became fo much expofed, as to be eafily diflocated without any tranverfe incifion; the lower extremity of the Os Humeri turned out and fawn off, and afterwards the heads of the Radius and Ulna, This appeared a very eafy