The surgical treatment of the diseases of infancy and childhood / by T. Holmes.
- Timothy Holmes
- Date:
- 1868
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The surgical treatment of the diseases of infancy and childhood / by T. Holmes. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![annexed illustrations, showing the condition of the joint after successful excision. (Kg. 70.) (Fig. 71.) [Two views of the hip-joint after successful excision (Margaret Kirby). Fig. 70 shows the ligamentous cord by which the stump of the femur is united to the pelvis, and the openings of two old sinuses leading from the acetabulum through the ossified parts of the ilium and ischium into the pelvis. The opposite openings of these sinuses are seen in fig. 71. They were completely healed, and covered by new fibrous tissue, so that they were not even seen till the bone was scraped clean in making the preparation.] [Fig. 72. A third view of the same joint (Margaret Kirby), showing the end of the femur drawn up into the acetabular cavity by the common tendon of the psoas and iliacus, which is also shown. The acetabulum is seen to be enlarged in consequence of old disease.] Thus, out of 19 cases, 6 died from the direct effects of the operation (in one case after amputation).](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20416325_0499.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
