On lengthening of the limb as a result of knee-joint disease / by W.W. Wagstaffe.

  • Wagstaffe, W. W. (William Warwick), 1843-1910.
Date:
1880
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Credit: On lengthening of the limb as a result of knee-joint disease / by W.W. Wagstaffe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    affected side 66 cm. shorter. Tibia on affected side ‘6 cm. longer. Case 21.—Robert Par fit, set. 25. Margate Infirmary, 1877. Disease of right knee two years. Disease of spine. Right arm amputated. Measurements equal. Case 22.—Ellen Chuter, set. 15. Margate Infirmary, 1877. Disease of left knee rather more than one year, probably arising in bone. Patella fixed and painful on pressure. From antero-superior spine to tibia on affected side 2‘5 cm. longer. Tibia and fibula on affected side 1’25 cm. shorter, but the foot on affected side was ’6 cm. shorter than its fellow. Case 23.—Adelaide Green, set. 11. Margate Infirmary, 1877. Disease of right knee five years. Patella not fixed. From antero-superior spine to tibia equal on both sides. Tibia on affected side 1'6 cm. longer than other. Case 24.—Kate Hutchinson, set. 14. St. Thomas's Hospital. Disease of right knee since she was four years old, attributed to injury. Family history of phthisis. From antero-superior spine to patella on affected side 2-0 cm. longer. Tibia on affected side 2,0 cm. shorter. Other measurements taken to ensure accuracy, and found to agree with the foregoing. Case 25.—Agnes Davis, set. 8. St. Thomas's Hospital, 1878. Disease of left knee three years. From antero- superior spine to tibia on affected side 2-5 cm. longer. Tibiae and fibulae equal. Excised subsequently, and showing on examination deep ulceration of the cartilaginous surface of the patella with corresponding disease on external condyle of femur. No disease on inner condyle or ou tibia. The cases may be conveniently arranged in a tabular form.