The Surgical Clinics of Chicago (Volume 2, No. 1)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1918. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CLINIC OF DR. JOHN RIDLON Mercy Hospital DIFFICULTIES LN THE DIAGNOSIS OF HTP DISEASE-- A CASE OF OSTEO-ARTHRITIS Summary: A patient with a history- of recurrent attacks of pain and loss of function in the right hip for seventeen years: tuberculosis, ostco-arthritis, and hysteria to be considered; diagnosis made on the array findings. The following case is unusual and interesting: An unmarried woman, thirty-four years old, with a good family history. When about twelve years old was run over by a light wagon. She soon recovered and remained well for five years. Then, when seventeen years old, on turning over in a sleeping berth, something happened at the right hip and she was unable to walk. From this she fully recovered, and soon. Five years later she developed spells of being lame in the right leg, and she also had pain in the right knee. She would drag the leg when walking for a day or two, and then be better. In 1906 she became so lame that she took baths for rheumatism. In 1907 she went lame in May, and in July was put to bed, where she remained for six months. Had extension on the limb from September to Christmas. After that she wore a brace during the daytime and had weight and pulley extension at night. She used crutches for five years after the brace was removed. During 1913 she had extension for three months and a plaster cast for twenty-three weeks. Then she considered herself practically well, but has used a cane, and the pain has been less. But she had a fall, and the hip became so bad that she could not walk. Again had extension. She had a temperature, and an abscess was feared. Again last year she had weight extension for a while and a plaster cast for nine months, up to last May. Now the limb is sore all the time, and there is pain....