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’were the more aftonifhed at the Caufe, as the Patient 
was fitting diffant from any thing that could ftrike her 
Arm, or contribute to the Breaking of it. The Grating 
of the Ends of the Bone againft each other, when the 
Arm was moved, the Lofs of its A&ion, and all the 
common Attendants of a Erasure, were fufficient 
convincing Proofs of it. It was reduced with Eafe, 
and dreffed as ufual 5 but, I own, I doubted of the 
Cure, till Mr. Shipton-, who was confulted thereon, 
affured me, that he was Witnefs to feveral Fra&ures 
of this kind, where the Patient had done well. We 
agreed, that the Bone mud have been diftempered, 
and likely with a Cariofity ; it appearing otherwifc 
hardly credible, that the Bone could have been broke 
from fo flight a Caufe as this. 
I have known two Patients die after a Fra&ure of 
the Os Femoris from the like 5 the firft fnapping in 
the middle as he was getting into Bed, in whom all 
the Centre of the Bones was carious ; and the latter 
getting out of it, wherein only a ftnall Part was fo, 
and above two Thirds of the Circumference in every 
refped appear’d found. 
For two Years lad pad my Patient, had been at- 
tended by Mr. Shipton , on account of feveral fcor- 
butic Complaints, which I thought proceeded 
from fome Venereal Taint ; but the Patient vowed, 
and hath all along affured us, fhe never had known 
Man. 
Two Years before this Accident happened, I had 
attended this Patient jointly with the late Mr. Pi- 
que h on account of a Spina vent 0 fa in the Centre 
of the Os Bregmatis on the right Side j which be- 
ing laid bare, the Caries was found to have pene- 
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