Diseases of the hip, knee, and ankle joints : and their treatment by a new and efficient method / by Hugh Owen Thomas.

  • Thomas, Hugh Owen, 1834-1891.
Date:
[between 1890 and 1899?]
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Credit: Diseases of the hip, knee, and ankle joints : and their treatment by a new and efficient method / by Hugh Owen Thomas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    use of his instrument tends to the conditions necessitating this operation. The next class of instruments are those de- signed upon the principle of ischiatic support. To Dr. Andrews, of Chicago, is ascribed the merit of having designed this very ingenious contrivance. It consists of the ordinary crutch- head, attached to a steel stem passing down the inner side of the thigh, and fixed to the heel of the boot. This is supposed to support the body by counter-pressure against the tuberosity of the ischium and groin. This may take a fraction of the weight of the body off the hip, but makes no provision for controlling the joint movements, and consequently it is of no practical value in cases of hip joint disease. After testing it in practice, I have found that the results are not satisfactory. This appliance is depicted in 'plate I, jig. 7. Dr. Bauer, of New York, has also adopted a modification of this design, which consists of the inside stem and crutch-head, with the addition of