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The XXIV Table. Of the cure of the dislocation of the elbow, of the hand, and of the neck bone.

FIG. I. represents another way of reducing the elbow out of joint, according to Hippocrates his opinion. But it is expedient to put a swathe band wound up together, or a linnen cloath folded hard, yet not very great, laid athwart on that part where the ben∣ding of the arm is, then to bend the arm suddenly, and as much as possibly you can, to bring the hand to the head of the shoulder; for this way is very sufficient for those who have it slipt forth for∣wards or backwards.

Fig. II. the hand out of joint is reduced. Now the hand slipt forth, either to the inside or outside, but most commonly to the inside. It is a certain sign when it is slipt into the inside, for it cannot be bended; and when to the outside the fingers cannot be extended. In reducing of it place the fingers upon a Form, or up∣on a Table. and let them be stretched divers waies by two persons that are assistants. That part of the bone which sticks out, must be repulsed either by the upper part of the Chyrurgians palm of his hand, or with his heel also, and be forced into the former and

lower part; but from underneath near the other bone, some soft ball must be put, with the hand downward, where the laxation is on the upper part; but the hand upward, where it is on the lower part.

Fig. III. shews the reduction of the neck bone, which Galen describes, comm. 2. in Lib. Hippocr. de artic. text. 73. If that part of the cavel bone, which is joined with the breast bone, break forth side waies, or toward the lower part, then H••ppocrates saith it will be conveniently reduced, if a man be laid on his back, laying a pil∣low between his shoulders near the back bone, or else a boulster or some such ••hing, that by this means the whole breast may bend; this he expressed by the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; which the Poet used also, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

Wherefore a man lying in that posture, he commands that the Chyrurgian, with one hand, shall thrust back the top of the shoul∣der which is removed to the side, toward the outward part; for so the parts of the neck bone drawn away, will much retire amongst themselves, the bended posture of the breast conducing very much thereunto; and with the other hand he shall set and bring toge∣ther, the parts of the neck bone that were dislocated: But the shoulder to be thrust up near the side, sometimes it sufficeth to be joined afterwards.