Case of spontaneous luxation of the vertebra dentata / [William Thomson].

  • Thomson, William, 1802-1852.
Date:
[1834]
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Credit: Case of spontaneous luxation of the vertebra dentata / [William Thomson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ,, ^ is ■ 1/ cc~rSc «; / 4 JiTTbc^^ t- /{>?!,$'*■ A^g CASE OP SPONTANEOUS LUXATION OF THE VERTEBRA DENTATA. By WILLIAM THOMSON, M. D. ‘ FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, EDINBURGH. (From the Edin. Med. and Surg. Journal, No. 121.) By the kind permission of Drs Burt and Hay, I had an op¬ portunity of being present, in the course of last summer, at the inspection of the body of a patient of theirs, who died very sud¬ denly and unexpectedly, and in whom death appeared to have been produced by a spontaneous dislocation of the vertebra den- tata, not accountable for by any symptoms of disease observed during life ; nor by any traces of morbid alteration of structure in the bones, articulating cartilages, or connecting ligaments, that could be detected on examination after death. Agreeably to their wish, I have now the honour of submitting a brief state¬ ment of the particulars of this case to the Society,—a task which I have undertaken the more readily, that, from conversation with professional friends, as well as from an examination of those works in which similar cases might be expected to be met with, I am led to believe it to be one of extremely rare occurrence. Mr P. B., the subject of this case, was about GO years of age, and enjoyed, in general, a good condition of health. For some years before his death he was subject to attacks of sore throat, which were occasionally of a severe character, terminat¬ ing in the formation of large abscesses. Immediately before his death he had experienced a somewhat severe attack of cold ; but from this he had so far recovered, that, with the consent of his medical attendants, he was to have driven in a carriage a few miles out of town on the day on which he died. On the morning of that day, when Dr Burt called about nine o’clock to make his ordinary visit, he was informed, that as.