The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-03 00:00:00

AIIIPLMITION Or 7'llE HIP-JOINT.

An instance of the successful performance of this dreadful ope.
ration, and the complete recovery of the patient (a thing hitherto
almost unprecedented in this country), has lately occurred, not far
from this place—at Whom in Leicestershire. The following are
POCK of the particulate of the cam ; which. as well with respect to
the degree of wretchedness from which the poor fellow has been
rescued, the desperate nature of the means necessarily resorted to,
aid the success which has attended them, has seldom ire believe
been surpassed in the annals of surgery, and affords, altogether, one
or the best instances of the triumph of that noble art over disease
and misery we ever recollect to have heard of. The subject is a
poor man, a stocking maker, about five and twenty (with a young
family), a patient of Mr. J. Orton's, of Kegworth. Ile had been
suffering many months frem a disease of the knee joint ; in the
course of which, the bones forrnirg It became affected, and the
structure of the joint thereby destreyed, producing a partial dis-,
location of the knee. The thigh bone higher up was next affected,
and became ultimately diseased throughout almost its whole ex.
tent, giving rise to various collections of matter along the fleshy
parts of the thigh, which extended from the knee to beyond the
hip-joint, end discharged very offensively. In this state he lay,
confined to his bed, fur more than siz months. In April last the
thigh bone became see decayed in the middle, that it broke in two
as he lay in bed ; and the limb being distorted by.eyasni, the
rough ends of the bone were thntst against the skin, and ulti-
mately protruded through. During this long course of disease
and suffering his general health became gr-iitly injured, and he
was reduced almost to a skeleton. The ease was now considered
quite hopeless, not only by the patient and his friends, but also
by several experienced surgeons who happened about this time to
become acquainted with the case. As soon as he had given con-1
sent a consultation wan called to consider on the practicability of
an operation ; when was agreed that nothing short of the entire
separation of the diseased limb from the body, at the hip joint,
would be likely to afford any chance of success. But, the real
state of the case, together with the formidableness and extreme
hazard of such an °Pennies. being fairly and candidly explained
:to him, it will not Ins wandered at that the poor fellow chose
rather to die as he was than submit to It. The surganin attending
hint, hew-ever, still ofered to do it ; and thus to rive him that only
cher,ce for his life which remained, whenever hs, fully aware as be
was of the danger thereof, might resolve to undergo it. And
what will not constant pain do More than six weeks elapsed
from the fracture of the thigh bone to the time of its removal,
1 during which time he lay oftentimes actually soaked in the discharge.
An ulmation of the back too, which had commenced some time
I before, *as now in a ewe of rapid 7rogressio n, from his not being
able to change his pesition ; and, so painful was the least attempt
at moving bun, for any, even the most necessary purposes, that bis
Mends could only be prevailed upon to have the back dressed
three times in the six weeks. At length, worn oat by disease,
and with death staring him in the face, he not only consented,
but particularly requested that the operation might be done.
Under these circumstances it was promptly under,aken ; and
(hawing obtained the aid of Alr. Oldknow, of Nottingham, and
seven' other pmfessional friends, on whose skill and experience
In operative surgery he could rely for tho necessary assistance on
the occasion), was ultimately accomplished by Mr. J. Orton, about
three months since. shall not horrify our readers by attempt.
ing to describe the operation itself ; suffice it to tar. that notwith.
standing an alarming attack of bowel disease, which occurred
shortly afteriards ; notwithstanding the existence of sinuses which,
from their extending beyond the hip-joint, could not be removed
by the operation, together with the dreadful state of the hack,
Where, from the ulceration sbove.mentioned, two of the bones of
the back became exposed and
standing several other intfavoui.
the shattered state of his gene/.
and that the young man, with th
body, is now able to get about cc
gaining strength and spirits, and
enjoying as good health as he
several yens.—Derby 3krerr,

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the shattered state of his general health, the case has done well, We, Inspector of gaols in Belfast.
and that the young man, with the loss of nearly one-fourth of the ...
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body, is now able to get about comfortably on crutelies-is rapidly the 79th year of his ate f..16.-7r*
gaining strength ar,d spirits, and is altogether looking as well, an At 83,8, on Monday, the 81. t yew. a his age, il ~ v •
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enjoying as good health as he has at any time done foe the last M.D. r.u.s. " son of the late Ireu. Falcon;, Essi, .t.-!e ~.•
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Turtentu STOAM.-A vrry heavy 'town of thunder waa si„,,,t,,iiige. .
heard to the eastward of this town on lklonday last, about
one o'clock, which continued at various intervals until dark,
when the 'havens were illumined by vivid corruacations of Morning 5 nun. after W. I Afternoon '..ri min. of •
lightning, which prevailed until nearly midnight. A -----
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ower of rain then fell, and the sky was restored to p:. f_ect_ i • ..usrov•
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