Hippocrates, De fracturis, ed. Émile Littré, 28

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28. Ἢν δ᾿ ἄρα ἐξαπατηθῇς ἐν τοῖσι νεοτρώτοισι, μὴ οἰόμενος
ὀστέων ἀπόστασιν ἔσεσθαι, τὰ δ᾿ ἐπίδοξα ᾖ ἀναπλῶσαι, οὐ χρὴ ὀῤῥωδέειν τοῦτον τὸν τρόπον τῆς ἰητρείης· οὐδὲν γὰρ ἂν
μέγα φλαῦρον γένοιτο, ἢν μοῦνον οἷός τε ᾖς τῇ χειρὶ
τὰς ἐπιδέσιας ἀγαθὰς καὶ ἀσινέας ποιέεσθαι. Σημεῖον δὲ τόδε,
ἢν μέλλῃ ὀστέων ἀπόστασις ἔσεσθαι ἐν τῷ τρόπῳ τούτῳ τῆς
ἰητρείης· πῦον γὰρ συχνὸν ῥέει ἐκ τοῦ ἕλκεος, καὶ ὀργᾷν
φαίνεται. Πυκνότερον οὖν μετεπιδέεσθαι διὰ τὸν πλάδον· ἐπεὶ
ἄλλως τε καὶ ἀπύρετοι γίνονται, ἢν μὴ κάρτα πιέζωνται ὑπο τῆς ἐπιδέσιος,
καὶ τὸ ἕλκος, καὶ τὰ περιέχοντα ἰσχνά. Ὅσαι μὲν οὖν
λεπτῶν πάνυ ὀστέων ἀποστάσιες, οὐδεμιῆς μεγάλης μεταβολῆς
δέονται, ἀλλ᾿ ἢ χαλαρωτέρως ἐπιδεῖν, ὡς μὴ ἀπολαμβάνηται τὸ πῦον, ἀλλ᾿ εὐαπόῤῥυτον ᾖ, καὶ πυκνότερον μετεπιδεῖν, ἔστ᾿
ἂν ἀποστῇ τὸ ὀστέον, καὶ νάρθηκας μὴ προστιθέναι.

De fracturis. Hippocrates. ed. Émile Littré. Paris. 1841.

Funding provided by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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De fracturis (Greek) (Hippocrates. Oeuvres complètes d'Hippocrate, Vol. 3. Littré, Émile, editor. Paris: Baillière, 1841)

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Περὶ ἀγμῶν Perseus (Hippocrates. Oeuvres complètes d’Hippocrate, Vol. 3. Littré, Émile, editor. Adolf M. Hakkert: Amsterdam, 1961 (printing).) — 28 focus

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ἢν δʼ ἄρα ἐξαπατηθῇς ἐν τοῖσι νεοτρώτοισι, μὴ οἰόμενος ὀστέων ἀπόστασιν ἔσεσθαι, τὰ δʼ ἐπίδοξα ᾖ ἀναπλῶσαι, οὐ χρὴ ὀῤῥωδέειν τοῦτον τὸν τρόπον τῆς ἰητρείης· οὐδὲν γὰρ ἂν μέγα φλαῦρον γένοιτο, ἢν μοῦνον οἷός τε ᾖς τῇ χειρὶ τὰς ἐπιδέσιας ἀγαθὰς καὶ ἀσινέας ποιέεσθαι. σημεῖον δὲ τόδε, ἢν μέλλῃ ὀστέων ἀπόστασις ἔσεσθαι ἐν τῷ τρόπῳ τούτῳ τῆς ἰητρείης· πῦον γὰρ συχνὸν ῤέει ἐκ τοῦ ἕλκεος, καὶ ὀργᾷν φαίνεται. πυκνότερον οὖν μετεπιδέεσθαι διὰ τὸν πλάδον· ἐπεὶ ἄλλως τε καὶ ἀπύρετοι γίνονται, ἢν μὴ κάρτα πιέζωνται ὑπο τῆς ἐπιδέσιος, καὶ τὸ ἕλκος, καὶ τὰ περιέχοντα ἰσχνά. ὅσαι μὲν οὖν λεπτῶν πάνυ ὀστέων ἀποστάσιες, οὐδεμιῆς μεγάλης μεταβολῆς δέονται, ἀλλʼ ἢ χαλαρωτέρως ἐπίδεῖν, ὡς μὴ ἀπολαμβάνηται τὸ πῦον, ἀλλʼ εὐαπόῤῥυτον ᾖ, καὶ πυκνότερον μετεπιδεῖν, ἔστʼ ἂν ἀποστῇ τὸ ὀστέον, καὶ νάρθηκας μὴ προστιθέναι.

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On Fractures Perseus (Hippocrates, The Genuine Works of Hippocrates, Vol. 2. Adams, Francis, translator. New York: William Wood and Company, 1886.) — 28 focus

[28] If you are deceived with regard to a recent wound, supposing there will be no exfoliation of the bones, while they are on the eve of coming out of the sore, you must not hesitate to adopt this mode of treatment; for no great mischief will result, provided you have the necessary dexterity to apply the bandages well and without doing any harm. And this is a symptom of an exfoliation of bone being about to take place under this mode of treatment; pus runs copiously from the sore, and appears striving to make its escape. The bandage must be renewed more frequently on account of the discharge, since otherwise fevers come on; if the sore and surrounding parts be compressed by the bandages they become wasted. Cases complicated with the exfoliation of very small bones, do not require any change of treatment, only the bandages should be put on more loosely, so that the discharge of pus may not be intercepted, but left free, and the dressings are to be frequently renewed until the bone exfoliate, and the splints should not be applied until then.

Hippocrates De fracturis 28

ed. Émile Littré

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