A treatise on orthopaedic surgery / by Royal Whitman.

  • Royal Whitman
Date:
1904
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Credit: A treatise on orthopaedic surgery / by Royal Whitman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    but is simply a voluntary adaptation to weakness or pain; thus one may find a large abscess in one pelvic fossa unaccompanied by psoas contraction, while the body is inclined toward the opposite side, apparently because the weight is supported habitu- ally on this limb. re. 112. Ere. 13: Disease of the lumbar region. First Disease of Jumbar region with right iliopsoas symptom, pain in the knees. abscess and psoas contraction, The. stiffness, weakness, and pain, characteristic of disease in this region are exemplified in many ways; for example, the child may be unable to turn in bed; it is slow and awkward in rising in the morning or in changing from an attitude of rest to one of activity. It often prefers to stand rather than to sit, because in the latter position more weight is thrown upon the sensitive
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