Select cases of the disorder commonly termed the paralysis of the lower extremities / by John Jebb.

  • Jebb, John, 1736-1786.
Date:
1782
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Credit: Select cases of the disorder commonly termed the paralysis of the lower extremities / by John Jebb. 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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    He related, that his diforder originated from a ftrain which he received from car- rying an heavy load, about feven years be- fore the time of his application for relief. Upon examination of the fpine, one of the lumbar vertebrae appeared confiderably pro- tuberant : upon further enquiry, two fiftu- lous orifices were difcovered; one in the thigh, the other in . the groin of the op- pofite fide, from which pus was almoft conftantly difcharged. From the depth and diredlion of thefe fiftulse, and the patient's hiftory of his diforder, no doubt was entertained of the fource of this dif- charge being feated in the loins. The cauflics were applied, but he died in a few days, perfeftly exhaufted, before any advantage could poffibly have been derived from their ufe. An opportunity was not indulged of in- fpecSing the parts. E 2 ^ From