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Excerpt from Caries of Elbow Joint, Operation of Excision, With Recovery of Useful Arm: Presented to Medical Society of the State of New York at Its Annual Meeting 1862
The patient was Miss D aged 14 years; of leuco-phleg matic temperament, and scrofulous diathesis. She had been af?icted for several years past with an affection of the left hip joint, of a doubtful character. In the month of April, 1860, while on a visit to the country, she fell heavily in running down a hill, and severely bruised the right elbow. At first the injury was not considered grave in character, but soon active in?amma tion supervened, which continued for a length of time previous to consulting any medical advice. I first visited the patient in October, 1860. At this time her general health was much im paired, and the constitutional disturbance very marked. The elbow was evidently the seat of ulcera'tive in?ammation, and presented the following conditions: The tumefaction of the elbow was moderate, with the surrounding tissues thickened and indurated. At the posterior aspect of the joint, directly over the olecranon, the integument was in a sloughing state.
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