The Dublin Journal Of Medical Science Vol 59

Author : John W. Moore
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ISBN 13 : 9781330521458
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book The Dublin Journal of Medical Science, Vol. 119 written by John W. Moore and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Dublin Journal of Medical Science, Vol. 119: January to June, 1905 The disease is common enough, but if it is common, it is not commonplace. It influences severely the life-history of the poor, among whom almost every individual must be a breadwinner: it mars many a career, which otherwise might be so successful, among those with the best social surroundings. It is, then, of great importance among the things that form the activities of a surgeon's life; and in dealing with it he may worthily exercise his best qualities, for not only does it demand high powers of brain and hand, but it will test his skill and patience to the utmost. And to my younger confreres may I say that they will meet tubercular arthritis far more frequently than abdominal mysteries, with all their fascinating perplexities? So it seems to me that I am justified in trying to lay before you shortly the claims of competing methods, and to arrive at a fair appreciation of them. I start with the admission that by far the greater number of cases, if seen early, are amenable to a certain degree to treatment by mechanical methods. Some appliance, such as Thomas's splint, which gives rest to the joint, and enables the patient to take exercise in the open air, supplemented by generous constitutional treatment, will frequently stay the progress of the disease, and leave the patient with a joint which may be damaged, but useful. It is for this reason that we seldom find it necessary to interfere actively with children of the better class. The watchful care which they enjoy leads to an early recognition of symptoms, and medical aid is sought. But unhappily that is not so with the children of the poor, whom we see in such numbers in the out-patient departments and hospitals of large towns. Their condition is not recognised by parents who are too often unobservant or neglectful, or their complaints are attributed to some passing strain or to "growing pains." When we see these cases many of them have far advanced on the road which leads not only to permanent damage, but to the imperilling of the joint or limb altogether. What is to be done for them? 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.