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be expressed in simpler or more intelligent terms than to 

 say that the limb should follow constantly its own inclin- 

 ation." Too powerful manipulatory movements might 

 convert one form of dislocation into another by throwing 

 the head too far forward. In forward dislocation the 

 limb is already abducted, and should, therefore, be flexed 

 in this abducted position. It should then be carried in- 

 wards, i.e., circumducted, to make the head of the bone 

 follow back its route towards the acetabulum, and, when 

 the knee is opposite the pubes, the thigh should be gently 

 rotated inwards, since the head of the bone would be, with 

 the knee in this situation, about opposite the rent in the 

 capsule. The limb is then extended. 



For amputation at the hip joint, see page 338. 



