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feet lay exactly in the fame pofition j and the only 
difference, which I could perceive in the two limbs, 
was, that there was a little flatnefs about the hip of 
the right fide. In fhort, the difference between the 
two limbs was fo little, that I began to think I had 
been miflaken in my opinion of a diflocation (for it 
was evident there was no reduction made by the ex- 
ten fion, for that could not but have been perceived, 
both by the patient and myfelf), and that the diftor- 
tion of the limb was owing to nothing elfe than an 
involuntary contraction of the mufcles, occafioned by 
the violence of the blow. I therefore bled him, con- 
fined him to lie on his back, and charged him to 
move as little as poffible ; imagining, that reft would 
be his moll effectual remedy. He continued in much 
pain for fome days; but by degrees grew tolerably 
ealy, except when the limb was moved ; and at about 
twelve days after the accident, he could fuffer the 
limb to be lifted to and fro gently, with little or no 
pain at all. Notwithftanding which, he could no 
more lift it of himfelf than at firft, when it was 
much more painful. This embarraffed me a good 
deal. I was convinced there was no fraCture of the 
limb, in any part ; and I thought, from the circum- 
ftances above related, there could hardly be a diflo- 
cation. I therefore defired the opinion of two other 
furgeons, who, on feeing the pofition of the limb, 
and inquiring into all the circumftances, which did 
and had attended it, agreed with me in opinion, that 
it was no fraCture, and that it was equally unlikely, 
under thefe circumftances, there fhould be any diflo- 
cation. For the right leg, when placed by the fide 
of the other leg, as I have faid already, was exactly 
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