ysis, who at
the age of eleven had never walked, but dragged his legs along. His
legs were greatly twisted, and there was flexion at right angles at the
hips and knees. There was equinovarus in the left foot and equinovalgus
in the right. By an operation of subcutaneous section at the hips,
knees, and feet, with application of plaster-of-Paris and extension,
this hopeless cripple walked with crutches in two months, and with an
apparatus consisting of elastic straps over the quadriceps femoris,
peroneals, and weakened muscles, the valgus-foot being supported
beneath the sole. In six months he was walking long distances; in one
year he moved speedily on crutches. Willard also mentions another case
of a girl of eleven who was totally unable to support the body in the
erect position, but could move on all fours, as shown in figure 219.
There was equinovarus in the right foot and valgus in the left. The
left hip was greatly distorted, not only in the direction of flexion,
but there was also twisting of the femoral neck, simulating
dislocation. This patient was also operated on in the same manner as
the preceding one.

Relative to anomalous increase or hypertrophy of the bones of the
extremities, Fischer shows that an increase in the length of bone may
follow slight injuries. He mentions a boy of twelve, who was run over
by a wagon and suffered a contusion of the bones of the right leg. In
the course of a year this leg became 4 1/2 cm. longer than the other,
and the bones were also much thicker than in the other. Fischer also
reports several cases of abnormal growth of bone following necrosis. A
case of shortening 3 3/4 cm., after a fracture, was reduced to one cm.
by compensatory growth. Elongation of the bone is also mentioned as the
result of the inflammation of the joint. Warren also quotes Taylor's
case of a lady who fell, injuring, but not fracturing, the thigh.
Gradual enlargement, with an outward curving of the bone, afterward
took place.

CHAPTER XII.

SURGICAL ANOMALIES OF THE THORAX AND ABDOMEN.

Injuries of the lung or bronchus are always serious, but contrary to
the general idea, recovery after extensive wound of the lung is quite a
common occurrence. Even the older writers report many instances of
remarkable recoveries from lung-injuries, despite the primitive and
dirty methods of treatment. A review of the literature previous to this
century shows the names of Arcaeus, Brunner, Collomb, Fabricius
Hi