There was equinovarus in
the right foot and valgus in the left. The left hip was greatly
distorted, not only in the direction of flexion, but there was
also twisting of the femoral neck, simulating dislocation. This
patient was also operated on in the same manner as the preceding
one.
Relative to anomalous increase or hypertrophy of the bones of the
extremities, Fischer shows that an increase in the length of bone
may follow slight injuries. He mentions a boy of twelve, who was
run over by a wagon and suffered a contusion of the bones of the
right leg. In the course of a year this leg became 4 1/2 cm.
longer than the other, and the bones were also much thicker than
in the other. Fischer also reports several cases of abnormal
growth of bone following necrosis. A case of shortening 3 3/4
cm., after a fracture, was reduced to one cm. by compensatory
growth. Elongation of the bone is also mentioned as the result of
the inflammation of the joint. Warren also quotes Taylor's case
of a lady who fell, injuring, but not fracturing, the thigh.
Gradual enlargement, with an outward curving of the bone,
afterward took place.
CHAPTER XII.
SURGICAL ANOMALIES OF THE THORAX AND ABDOMEN.
Injuries of the lung or bronchus are always serious, but contrary
to the general idea, recovery after extensive wound of the lung
is quite a common occurrence.
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