E C Williams

Examination of the thigh found it smaller than the left one, the muscles were soft and lacking the tone necessary to proper action, while the ileo-tibial band was lax and unable to carry out its important function. Though this condition was doubtless made worse by the use of the plaster cast, that alone did not seem sufficient to account for the state of the muscles and fascia. The site of the severe injury, which occurred a year or more ago, was marked by slight tenderness and hardened tissues.