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Excerpt from On the Use of Massage and Early Passive Movements in Recent Fractures and Other Common Surgical Injuries and the Treatment of Internal Derangements of the Knee-Joint: Three Clinical Lectures Delivered at St. George's Hospital
The following lectures on the use of massage and early movements in Recent Fractures are, with a few verbal altera tions, and the addition Of three illustrations, published as they originally appeared in the Lancet. The lecture on Internal Derangements of the knee-jomt is convemently included in this volume on account of the value which is claimed for the treatment by temporary rest and massage. The lecture, however, is not limited to this point, but deals with the whole subject, including the treatment by operation. The remarks printed in the smaller type have been added since the appearance of the Lectufe'ir - f the Lancet. Publica tion in the present form has been deferred with a view to Increasing the number of cases under consideration. These now amount to more than 250, and the author is unaware that a critical consideration of so many successive cases has.
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