The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 406
— 1. Immobility of left hip-joint. 2. Mobility of knee-joints, with leg exercise, so that the patient might derive the benefit of the use of- some of her locomotive muscles. 3. A noiseless, easy, and quick adjustment, capable of being acted by the patient herself. 4. A contrivance to gradually… … The bed consists of two head-posts 55 inches long, two foot-posts 87 inches long, connected by two rails 91 inches long and separated from each other 28 inches by four cross-bars. A frame of oak forms the bed. It is divided into three parts — one for the body and thigh, and two for the legs. These…
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