A practical treatise on diseases of the joints / [William John Wickham].

  • Wickham, William John, 1798?-1864.
Date:
1833
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Credit: A practical treatise on diseases of the joints / [William John Wickham]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    same power which causes the shortening from position. If the action of the two muscles, the psoas and iliacus, be examined into, it will be found that the continuance of their contraction, on the escape of the head of the femur from the acetabulum, will give the eversion of the leg which I have described. It will be remembered that the lesser trochanter, into which these mus- cles are inserted in the natural position of the limb, is situated somewhat posteriorly, which, on the further contraction or shortening of the mus- cles, will be brought from behind forwards; this action rotating the limb outwards. Casr.—Andrew Linch, aged 7 years, admitted into the Hospital August 8, 1832. The right lee appeared an inch, at least, longer than the left, and somewhat wasted; the nates were much flattened ; there existed considerable pain in the hip joint, which was constant and of a gnawing character, extending down the thigh to the knee; pressure in the groin produced great aggravation of pain. Ordered a seton to the groin, and per- fect rest. : Three weeks afterwards, no alteration of the symptoms; the pain not lessened ; the seton had