Observations on injuries of the spine and of the thigh bone : in two lectures, delivered in the school of Great Windmill Street ... the first in vindication of the author's opinions against the remarks of Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. The second on the late Mr. John Bell's title to certain doctrines, now advanced by the same gentleman, etc. / by Charles Bell.

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1824
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Credit: Observations on injuries of the spine and of the thigh bone : in two lectures, delivered in the school of Great Windmill Street ... the first in vindication of the author's opinions against the remarks of Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. The second on the late Mr. John Bell's title to certain doctrines, now advanced by the same gentleman, etc. / by Charles Bell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    PLATE VII. This plate contains specimens of fracture of the neck of the thigh bone. Fig. 1. The thigh bone of a coachman, who had the bone broken by falling from the box. He was in the act of pulling up his horses, when the foot-board broke, and he was precipitated with his weight falling in the line of the thigh bone. The urethra was burst. He lived a month and ten days. A. The sharp splinter of the upper part of the shaft of the bone. B. The trochanter major split off. C. D. New bone profusely furnished, and beginning to unite the three portions of the thigh bone. The man had survived the accident from September 5th to October 15th, six weeks. It offers a remarkable instance of displacement of the neck of the thigh bone, and retraction of the limb; and also of the luxuriant forma- tion of new bone, and in places removed from actual contact with the original bone. Fig. 2. A section of the head of the thigh bone, presenting a specimen of fracture external to the capsule of the joint.