, June 17, 1889,
suffering from a partial dislocation of the 9th dorsal vertebra.
The report is as follows--"He had been a laborer in the mines,
and while working was injured March 18, 1889, by a fall of top
rock, and from this date to that of his admission had been under
the care of a local physician without any sign of improvement. At
the time of his admission he weighed but 98 pounds, his weight
previous to the injury being 145. He exhibited entire loss of
motion in the lower extremities, with the exception of very
slight movement in the toes of the left foot; sensation was
almost nil up to the hips, above which it was normal; he had
complete retention of urine, with a severe cystitis. His tongue
was heavily coated, the bowels constipated, and there was marked
anorexia, with considerable anemia. His temperature varied from
99 degrees to 100 degrees in the morning, and from 101 degrees to
103 degrees in the evening. The time which had elapsed since the
accident precluded any attempt at reduction, and his anemic
condition would not warrant a more radical method.
"He was put on light, nourishing diet, iron and strychnin were
given internally, and electricity was applied to the lower
extremities every other day; the cystitis was treated by
irrigating the bladder each day with Thiersch's solution.
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