...beneath it. It is inserted into the inner and upper part of the tibia below its tubercle. Its use is to flex the leg upon the thigh, and the thigh upon the pelvis ; also to cross the thighs. Hence its name sartorius, or tailor's muscle. Rectus femoris arises from...

...extension, and that for this purpose, for example, in the case of a broken femur, it was only necessary to flex the leg upon the thigh, and the thigh upon the body ; laying the limb afterwards quietly on its outside upon the bed. Very few surgeons, even of his...

...Chatham in April ; he could swing the leg backwards and forwards, and was able, in a limited degree, to flex the leg upon the thigh, and the thigh upon the pelvis. His general health was better than before the njury. — Ibid. This excision is, we believe, the only...

...extension, and that, for this purpose, for example, in the case of a broken femur, it was only necessary to flex the leg upon the thigh, and the thigh upon the body; laying the limb afterwards quietly on its outside upon the bed. Very few surgeons, even of his...

...extension, and that for this purpose, for example, in the case of a broken femur, it was only necessary to flex the leg upon the thigh, and the thigh upon the body; laying the limb afterwards quietly on its outside upon the bed. Very few surgeons, even of his...

...the patient was in a condition to admit of manipulation with the limb. I took hold of it and flexed the leg upon the thigh, and the thigh upon the pelvis, and rotated the limb till I was convinced there was no dislocation, or solution of continuity of the thigh...

...the patient was in a condition to admit of manipulation with the limb. I took hold of it and flexed the leg upon the thigh, and the thigh upon the pelvis, and rotated the limb till I was convinced there was no dislocation, or solution of continuity of the thigh...

...extension, and that for this purpose, for example, in the case of a broken femur, it was only necessary to flex the leg upon the thigh, and the thigh upon the body, laying the limb afterwards quietly on its outside upon the bed. 124. Donble inclined plane employed...

...purulent matter. He was gradually regaining power over the limh, and was able, to a limited extent, to flex the leg upon the thigh, and the thigh upon the pelvis. Shortening to about four inches, and very slight inversion, were the chief deformity consequent upon...

...ride a distance of nearly Iwo miles to his home after the accident. He was able to raise the limb, and to flex the leg upon the thigh, and the thigh upon the abdomen ; he eould invert and evert the toes; there was no crepitus like that of fracture, and he had...