IMPACTED FRACTURES OF THE NECK OF THE FEMUR.REPORTS OF TWO INTERESTING CASES.
1904; American Medical Association; Volume: XLIII; Issue: 15 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/jama.1904.92500150001f
ISSN1538-3598
Autores Tópico(s)Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
ResumoDuring the past year I have treated two cases of impacted fracture of the neck of the femur; one I took charge of within the first twenty-four hours after injury; the second, after four months had gone by. They differed as much in age, manner of production of injury and treatment as in the results obtained. Case 1.History. —Mrs. K. C, Sherman, Cal., aged 76, widow, born in Virginia, of large frame and good health, except for rheumatism of knees. June 22, 1903, while walking on a boardwalk in her garden, she slipped and fell heavily on right hip and thigh, producing a severe contusion and pain, and was unable to get up or stand. She was put to bed and a physician summoned from Hollywood. He carefully examined her, and, diagnosing fracture, put on Buck's extension with a 10-pound
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