Is more conservatism desirable in the treatment of the joint diseases of children? / by A.B. Judson.

  • Judson, Adoniram Brown, 1837-1916.
Date:
[1889]
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Credit: Is more conservatism desirable in the treatment of the joint diseases of children? / by A.B. Judson. 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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    “ Is More Conservatism. Desirable in the Treatment of the Joint Diseases of Children ? ' By A. B JUOSON, M.D., OBTHOMtUK M.BUBOW to 1HI OtTrATMUrr UBFABtMBMT OF 1MB NBW tOKK IKKFtTU, RtfrtmUd/r« T«k. MXDICAJL RECOKO, Stay jS, 1889. The established method of treating the so-called tuber- cular diseases of the joints is by opening the joint and excising or scraping the diseased lx>ne. This method, called when it was new' the conservative method, sujrer- seded amputation, and was indeed a great advance. It has occurred to me to present to you a few considerations which favor a still further advance in conservatism, as ap- plied to the treatment of these diseased joints in children. Will it do, for instance, to withhold the knife altogether? If we answer in the affirmative we differ from the active operating surgeon of the present day, who views with in- difference the opening of the cavity of a joint, or that of the abdomen, thorax, cranium, or vertebral canal. Taking a general view of operative surgery, this most attractive and popular branch of our science, the most interesting feature is the sudden relief of pain or the rapid transition from desperate peril to safety which sometimes follows a t>ol(l operation. As Sheridan turned disaster into victory