Ankylosis, hypertrophy, and extreme lateral curvature of the cervical and upper dorsal vertebrae following acute rheumatism, successfully treated by mechanical means ; Complete amputation of male genitals for recurrent epithelioma / under the care of Robert Jones.
- Robert Jones
- Date:
- [1887]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Ankylosis, hypertrophy, and extreme lateral curvature of the cervical and upper dorsal vertebrae following acute rheumatism, successfully treated by mechanical means ; Complete amputation of male genitals for recurrent epithelioma / under the care of Robert Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![STANLEY HOSPITAL, LIVERPOOL. ANKYLOSIS, HYPERTROPHY, AND EXTREME LATERAL CURVATURE OF THE CERVICAL AND UPPER DORSAL VERTEBRAE FOLLOW- ING ACUTE RHEUMATISM, SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY MECHANICAL MEANS. [Reprinted from the British Medical Journal, Feb. 5th, 1887.] (Under the care of Robert Jones, Honorary Surgeon.) H. F., aged 11, while on a visit to friends at Manchester, fell into a pond and omitted to change his clothing for some hours. In two days he was attacked by acute rheumatism, and suffered in almost every joint. In the sixth week it was noticed that his neck became somewhat contracted and rota- ted towards the left side, whilst its slightest movement, manipulative or voluntary, gave him much pain. When the fever abated, the neck still remained awry, and the patient was sent home to Ripon. The neck, however, continued to get worse, and in seven months his doctor took him to a large northern infirmary, where he remained an in-patient for some weeks. He was discharged without any attempt being made at reducing the deformity. For the following two years and a half he underwent no treatment.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2245374x_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
