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 JBXCISIOJJ or -THE ASTBAQALUS FOB INJUB,Y — KB. SQ^PBBBD. ^5 
 
 ON TWO CASES OF 
 Ei^CISION OF THE ASTRAGALUS FOR INJURY. 
 
 By Francis J. SBBPHinn, M.D. 
 Hargeon to the Sfontr«al Qeneral Hoipital. 
 
 The astragalus is not very frequently removed except in the 
 course of the operation of exci^/ion of the ankle or for correcting 
 the deformity in the severer forms of club-foot. The two cases 
 narrated Jbelow have many points of interest. In both, in- 
 jury necessitated the" operation ; in one case the traumatism 
 caused dislocation wii > fracture, and in the other dislocation 
 aflmijS. Both cases resisted all efforts at reductioQi, In c case 
 this was apparently d^e to the fact that the tendon of the tiki^. U» 
 noHticuB had in some way become tightly stretched over the outer 
 surface of the astragalus and thus prevented its reduction. The 
 case of fracture, which afterwards became compound, .esulted 
 from jumping off a train whilst in motion, and within the last 
 few years 1 have seen several cases which were due to the same 
 cause, though in all these cases the fracture was simple. The 
 patients recovered with useful feet but stitf ankle-joints, and with 
 some deformity. In the cases of excision the result was much 
 butter, and the patient could move about with more freedom and 
 \ess limping, although there was more shortening. In the case 
 9f fracture, there was also dislocation of the anterior fragn ?nt. 
 'J he character of the fracture was of interest. The astra^^alus 
 was broken into three pieces, the central portion corresponding 
 to the part covered by the lower articular surface of the tibia. 
 Thl* anterior portion was formed by the head and the posterior 
 hy the projectmg portion of astragalus which is grooved for the 
 tendon of the flexor longus hallucis muscle. 
 
 Case I — Dislocation of the Astragalus, with fracture of the 
 inner and outer malleoli of the ankle joint. — M. G., aged 25, 
 % pedlar, was admitted into hospital July lOth, 1886, with the 
 following history. On 27th May last fell out of a waggon and 
 caught left foot in wheel ; in this way twisted ankle. On being 
 r,eleased, found foot out of place and could not walk. Twelve 
 Ijours after accident, was seen by Dr. H. Stevenson of Wako,- 
 
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 field, Que^vbo, after getting foot in position, placed it in a box 
 splint ; there was great fwelling. After sixteen days the foot 
 <was examined under chloroform and an attempt made to reduce 
 the displacement, but without lesult. The foot was agaii; ^)ut in 
 box splint, in which it remaiaed till a day or two before entrance 
 into hospital, when it was put up io a glue bandage. 
 
 Present condition. — Patient, a'small-sized, wiry-looking man, 
 was placed under ether and examined ; the foot was strongly 
 everted, and there was a dislocation of the astragalus down- 
 wards and forwards ; internal malleolus very prominent and skin 
 red, and a small opening over it communicating with the bare 
 bone ; tendo-Achillis contracted ; fibula fractured 8 inches from 
 lower extremity, and united at an obtuse angle ; a considerable 
 slough had formed on heel. After attempting, unsuccessfully, to 
 reduce the displacement, the tendo*Achillis was cut and another 
 unsuccessful attempt at reduction made. An incision was now 
 made from the internal malleolus forwards to the base of tli« 
 first metatarsal bone, ^ inches long. The joint was exposed 
 «nd the following condition found. The tip of the internal mal- 
 leolus was broken off and ununited, the astragalus was thrown 
 forward and separated completely from the tibia and fibula, with 
 the exception of the internal ligament, which was attached to 
 the broken portion of the internal malleolus. Lying between 
 the tibia and fibulft, and tightly stretched over the outer side of 
 the astragalus, was the tendon of the tibialis posticus muscle 
 (the anticus was in its plaee). This bad been one of the causes 
 of the failure of efforts at reduction, as the tendon held the bone 
 in place. The tendon was cut, but reduction was still unsuc- 
 cessfully attempted ; so the astrr.gblus was freed from its re- 
 maining ligamentous attachments and removed, also the frac- 
 tured portion of the internal malleolus and the end of the fibula. 
 The foot now came into position, and was dressed with a pad of 
 sublimated jute and a rectangular splint placed on outei side. 
 There was considerable oozing for twenty-four hours.] 
 
 A small pocket of pus formed at inner side some ten days 
 flfter the operation ; this was opened. The slough on the heel 
 gave considerable trouble ; and from that time patient went oo 
 
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 ^ell, thou^ for some time pus continued to burrow up the leg, 
 iffhich bad to be freely incised. By the beginning of September 
 .the foot was doing well. 
 
 Early in October be oenmer.eed <te move about on crutches, 
 and could put his toes to the ground. He was discharged on 
 *0ot. 10th with all the wounds healed with the exception of an 
 lulcer on the heel the size of a 25oent piece. 
 
 I saw the patient in January 1887. He had a suitable boot 
 made, and could walk.about.and attend to his business comfort- 
 ably. The ulcer on the heel had completely closed. There was 
 iibout two inches of shortening.* 
 
 Cabb II — Dislocation with Fracture of the Left Aitragalut 
 
 •and Compound Comminuted Fracture of RiylU Tibia and 
 
 Fibula. — J. C, aged 22, brakeman, was admitted into the 
 
 Montreal General Hospital August 8th, 1886, suffering from 
 
 severe injuries ^j both legs. He gave the following account o€ 
 
 ithe accident. Whilst " braking " on a freight train, which was 
 
 .going :at the rate of between 30 and 40 miles an hour, patient 
 
 "was standing on tht top of the last car ; the train swept round 
 
 a curve and threw him off his balance, so to save himself he 
 
 jumped and landed on his feet. He was pi«ked up and taken to 
 
 a doctor, who applied temporary dressings to his injured legs 
 
 :and sent him into Montreal to hospital, where he 'Came under 
 
 imy care. 
 
 On entrance his condition, -taken from the case report by the 
 house Burgeon, Dr. Birkett, was as follows : " Upon the right 
 leg, opposite the upper portion of lower third of tibia, a trans- 
 verse, 'irregular wound ^is seen, 2| inches long, communicating 
 with fractured bone. On examining still further the tibia is 
 found to be splintered into several pieces, whilst the fibula is 
 fractured about its middle third. Pulsations felt both in dorsalis 
 ipedis and posterior tibial arteries.^^CoBttderable amount of oozing 
 'from the wound. On examining the left leg it is found to be 
 much swollen, very painful and tender. The foot is strongly 
 
 * This patient was presAnted totbe meeting of the Canadian Medical Association, 
 in Mortreal, JSeptember 1891i and at that time had a most useful footi and ooaM 
 waUc vitfa rery slight limp. 
 
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 inverted and Bxed. Half an inch below and in front ot the ex- 
 ternal malleolus a sharp prominence of bone is felt, over which 
 the skin is tightly stretched. This apparently is a fractured 
 poition of the astragaks which u (Ksloeated outwards. The 
 circulation in foot is good." 
 
 The compound fracture of the tibia was treated in the usual 
 way with iodoform and jute pad after thorough irrigation with 
 1-2000 of bichloride, and, after a few days, put up in plaster- 
 ot-Paris, a window being left opposite the wound. The luose 
 pieces of bone had previously been removed, and the wound 
 granulated rapidly with but little sappnration, and there was 
 good union of the bones with about two inches shortening. 
 
 At the present time the condition of the left foot interests us 
 more and bears directly on the subject now engaging our atten- 
 tion. The patient was placed under ether and reduction of the 
 displaced fragments of the astragalus attempted, but without 
 result, so, considering the general condition of the patient and 
 the other injuries, no further attempt at reduction was made, 
 the foot being put up in a splint and kept at rest. On the 4th 
 of September, the general condition of the patient being favour- 
 able, the left foot was again examined. On removing the dress- 
 ings it was found that the skin over the projecting portion had 
 sloughed, and that the broken bone projected through an ulcer 
 about the size of a 25-cent piece. It was at once decided to 
 remove the astragalus ; so the patient being placed under ether, 
 an incision was made from the external malleolus downwards 
 and forwards for some two inches, and through this incision the 
 three portions into which the astragalus was broken were easily 
 removed. The anterior and posterior portions were quite free, 
 whilst the central fragioent, which corresponded to the portion 
 covered by the lower end of the tibia, was attached to the inner 
 malleolus by the internal lateral ligament, and there was no 
 fracture of either malleoli. The wound was stuffed with sticky 
 iodoform gauze and covered with a jute pad, a back splint being 
 applied. 
 
 The progress of the case was most satisfactory, the wound 
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 good. Patient was going about the ward on crutches by IPth 
 January, and was discharged from hospital on Feb. 5th, 1887, 
 with good union of right leg and excellent motion of right foot, 
 lie walked well without a limp, the shortening (two inches) being 
 the same in both legs. We could not have told by his gait that 
 he had suffered from such a severe accident. I have heard of 
 him several times since, and he is gate>keeper on one of the rail- 
 way crossings. 1 am told that he walks without fatigue and 
 without any limp. In this case removal of the bone was neces- 
 sitated by the character of the fracture, for had the parts been 
 left, the anterior and posterior fragments would surely have 
 necrosed and led to greater tieublle. Ihe result of the case was 
 in every way satisfactory. 
 
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