Report of clinical cases treated during the session 1859-60 in the surgical wards of the Royal Infirmary under the care of James Spence.

Date:
1861
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Credit: Report of clinical cases treated during the session 1859-60 in the surgical wards of the Royal Infirmary under the care of James Spence. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    22. Robert F n, £et. 14. Caries of tarsus. Amputation. Re- covered. 23. Peter S y, mt. 9. Caries of tarsus, the result of a blow. Patient of strumous diathesis. Amputation at ankle. Recovered. Shoulder-Joint. 24. Mary M y, set. 35. Synovitis following blow. Fomen- tations ; blister. Cured. 25. Sarah O n, aet. 16. Omalgia. Cautery. Cured. There were many others of similar character. Elbow-Joint. 26. Johu M r, set. 18. Ulceration of cartilages. Actual cautery. Relieved. 27. Andrew IT n, set. 17. Anchylosis of elbow, following extensive necrosis of humerus. Excision. Recovered. 28. William M d, set. 26. Synovitis of joint, with syphilitic taint. Fomentations and Iodine externally ; Potass. Iod. with Sol. Arsen, internally. Cured. 29. Margaret N n, set. 14. Suffered a wound of bursa over olecranon, which was followed by suppuration extending into the joint. Excision. Recovered. 30. James G w, set. 8. Synovial disease of joint, with ulceration and abscesses. Excision. Convalescent. Carpus. 31. John W 1, set. 12. Disease of carpus of several years’ standing, with abscesses and ulceration around wrist. Limb laid on splint, and sores dressed with weak stimulating lotions. Inter- nally, 01. Morrliuse, Tinct. Ferri Mur. Improved. 32. James S e, rnt. 8. Same as above. Patient’s health be- gan to suffer ; but his friends would not allow operative measures, and removed him. He died exhausted some weeks afterwards. Dislocations. James B d. Dislocation of hip upwards and backwards. Treated in the country for a fortnight with leeches and blisters; reduced by pulleys while patient was under chloroform. Of the shoulder and elbow, many cases presented themselves, but were very rarely retained in the hospital. Remarks on the Cases of Disease of Bones and Joints.—T hese formed, as usual, a very large proportion of the cases treated, but unfortunately they are of too common occurrence to present much room for remark. Amongst the cases of necrosis there will be found several in which, by careful and patient treatment, and the perfor- mance of resection for the extraction of sequestra, the patients were