A Collection of Orthopedic Papers, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book A Collection of Orthopedic Papers, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint) written by William Russell Macausland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Collection of Orthopedic Papers, Vol. 3 Arthroplasty, or the Operation of mobilizing ankylosed joints, is not an excision. Murphy has well said: Arthroplasty to be functional must be stable, and excision of joints results always in flail joints. A flail joint cannot be considered a proper result from a plastic operation. Excision has no place in the sur gery of weight-bearing joints, save to ob tain ankylosis, nor would it be used in non weight-bearing joints if it were not that flail joints may be stabilized by means of light apparatus. Those who attempt to mobilize ankylosed joints must approach the work Well trained, must show great technical skill, and, above all, must exercise judgment in their selection of cases, if they would qualify for this work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.