Practical points in the treatment of hip disease / by A.B. Judson.

  • Judson, Adoniram Brown, 1837-1916.
Date:
1893
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Practical points in the treatment of hip disease / by A.B. Judson. 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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    by suitable mechanism. The box is attached above to the pelvic band, and the bar ends below in the foot-piece, which is shod with leather and carries two leather straps. A high sole for the well side is conveniently carved from a block of light wood and fastened to the sole of the shoe in the manner shown in Fig. 12. Properly shaped and stained it is quite as presentable as the more expensive cork sole. A knee-piece is adjustable on the upright, and, being of soft steel, is easily adapted to the size of the lower part of the thigh. If the patient is tall and re- quires a longer upright, this piece is carried on the bar, instead of, as in Figs. 10 and ii, on the box, thus do- ing away with the necessity of increasing the length of the latter with the increased length of the upright. A piece of webbing is buckled around the upright and the limb at the lower part of the thigh, and a leather strap around the upright and the lower part of the leg. The pelvic band, shown in Figs. 10 and 13, is a nearly semi-