Report of a case of comminuted fracture of both femurs : one treated by plating, the other by extension and plaster-of-Paris cast, with radiographs before, after, and since recovery / by A. Vander Veer and E.A. Vander Veer.

  • Vander Veer, A. (Albert), 1841-1929.
Date:
1914
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Credit: Report of a case of comminuted fracture of both femurs : one treated by plating, the other by extension and plaster-of-Paris cast, with radiographs before, after, and since recovery / by A. Vander Veer and E.A. Vander Veer. 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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    Reprinted from the Transactions of the American Surgical Association, 1914 i jr z*. \}\ -S !• 15 ^ REPORT OF A CASE OF Cp^flNUTED FRACTURE OF BOTH FEita^S: ONEsT^EATED BY PLATING, THE OTHER BYi*64*ietfSION AND PLASTER- OF-PARIS CAST, WITH RADIOGRAPHS BEFORE, AFTER, AND SINCE RECOVERY By A. VANDER VEER, M.D. AND E. A. VANDER VEER, M.D. ALBANY, NEW YORK Mr. F. H. W., aged fifty years, a man of excellent habits and exceedingly good muscular development, was injured the morn- ing of October 29, 19x2. A horse attached to a heavy load of wet gravel stopped on a steep grade near Mr. W’s. house, in the country, and began to back. Mr. W. hastened to assist the driver, and attempted to block the wheel. The wagon, cramped sharply at right angles to the road, plunged so quickly down a sharp, steep descent to the house that he did not have suffi- cient time to escape, and while in the act of jumping was struck squarely in both legs, about six inches above the knee, being held firmly fixed between the square end of the wagon and the house, with the load resting against his legs. He was only re- lieved when he directed the driver to cramp the wagon sharply in the opposite direction and drive down the hill. Mr. W., who was standing with his back to the house, fell on his back away from the building, and directly facing it. In doing so his legs became badly twisted. He soon discovered it was impossible for him to help himself in any way whatever. Dr. Stark, who