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bruife, I was now fatisfied that the fize of the buttock 
was owing. 
I foon reduced it, by the following eafy, and very 
fimple method. 
Some napkins being firft lapped round one of the 
pofts at the foot of the bed, to prevent its galling 
him, I ordered the patient to be laid upon his back, 
with one leg on each fide the poft, and then directed 
three or four afiiftants to pull at the diflocated limb, 
the poll now placed to his groin being a fixed point 
to pull againft. Whilft they were making this ex- 
tenfion, I clapped my left hand upon the head of the 
bone, to help it into its place ; and, at the fame in- 
fant, with my right hand, turning the knee out- 
wards, threw the bone into the focket, with the 
greateft facility imaginable, but with fuch an un- 
commonly loud noife, as greatly aftonifhed all who 
were prefcnt. 
He was perfectly eafy from that moment ; the en- 
largement of the buttock entirely fubfided. In a 
fortnight, he was able to move about, without ai- 
fi fiance ; and in two months afterwards walked as 
far as Manchefter, being then quite found ; and the 
limb, that had been diflocated, of the fame length 
with the other. 
Remarks. 
Both antients and moderns have fallen into great 
errors, in regard to the treatment of accidents, that 
have happened to the hip joint. The antients, who, 
for want of frequent opportunities of difledting bodies, 
were ignorant, that the neck of the femur was often 
broken, always imagined it to be luxated. Their 
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