On the nature and treatment of the deformities of the human frame : being a course of lectures delivered at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in 1843 ; with numerous notes and additions to the present time / by W.J. Little.

  • William Little
Date:
1853
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Credit: On the nature and treatment of the deformities of the human frame : being a course of lectures delivered at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in 1843 ; with numerous notes and additions to the present time / by W.J. Little. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LECTURE II. General pathological 'phenomena witnessed in deformities—Meaning of contraction, morbid, transient, and permanent—Influence of repose of a part in producing contraction—Structural shortening, hyper- trophy, atrophy, and adipose degeneration of muscles—Pathological changes in the bones and ligaments—Influence of deformity on the sound parts, on the physical and mental condition of the individual Therapeutic means employed in orthopcedy—Deformities from causes that operate directly on the articidations, namely, injury and disease — Deformity with complete and partial ankylosis—The mode in which contraction of parts in traumatic, phlegmonous, scrofulous, and rheu- matic ankylosis is produced. The following diagram will clearly shew the classification of deformities explained in my first lecture, and the plan of the course that I then proposed to follow : [Complete and Incomplete Arising from causes directly [imme- J Ankylosis [fi'orn Ac- diately] affecting the articulations. 1 dents, Inflammation, a 2 W H 2 3 0 3 < & a ' o fa *3 Erysipelas, Rheumat- ism, or Scrofula], (Contractures from Spasm, 3 Arising from causes indirectly [me-J eaS^l^™, ^ « diately] affecting the articufatLs. Z^^^l * I bitual retention in' one £ I position], &c. t» Arising from causes directly and iridi- J Rachitic Deformities, De- W rectly affecting the articulations .. 1 formities from Debility £ I [mal-assimilation]. ° I i | j S&SSiZhS: 1 Sir L born Infants, &c. g Fusion or Absence of Bones m 2 S o 6 q 1 Congenital malformations of the Extremities, Su- Q pernumerary Parts, Ab- normal Fissures, Mon- . strosities, &c. * The above classification was not originally put forth as a perfect mean* o« arrangement of al, known distortions and deformities. Pr6W^££