On the Treatment of Ununited Fracture by Passive Congestion
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When Bier of Kiel introduced his excellent method of treating tubercular joint affections by means of passive congestion, he indicated that the method he adopted had been formerly employed by others for the cure of ununited fracture. This mode of treatment, although apparently well known on the Continent, is somewhat novel here, and the two cases which follow may serve to illustrate the advantage gained by the simple
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