A Chapter of Accidents: An Oblique Fracture of the Femur—1½ Inch Shortening from Pulling out of a Loop of Adhesive Plaster—Rupture of Callus and Re-Adjustment at the End of Five Weeks—Splint Kept on Seven Weeks from the Re-Rupture—Bone Bent Afterwards—Bone Drilled Five or Six Weeks from Time of Bending, or Twelve or Thirteen Weeks from Re-Rupture—after an Interval of a Week, Pressure and Extension Applied, Straightening the Bone in Three Days—a Law-Suit for Damages—No Verdict—Reference to Authorities on Shortening—Case of Double Fracture—Starch Bandage Shell, and a New Way of Extension—References to Authorities on Bending of Bone and the Remedies

David Prince

. 1860 May;17(5):249–260.

A Chapter of Accidents

An Oblique Fracture of the Femur—1½ Inch Shortening from Pulling out of a Loop of Adhesive Plaster—Rupture of Callus and Re-Adjustment at the End of Five Weeks—Splint Kept on Seven Weeks from the Re-Rupture—Bone Bent Afterwards—Bone Drilled Five or Six Weeks from Time of Bending, or Twelve or Thirteen Weeks from Re-Rupture—after an Interval of a Week, Pressure and Extension Applied, Straightening the Bone in Three Days—a Law-Suit for Damages—No Verdict—Reference to Authorities on Shortening—Case of Double Fracture—Starch Bandage Shell, and a New Way of Extension—References to Authorities on Bending of Bone and the Remedies

David Prince ¹