• baldingpudenda@lemmy.world
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    The element of rest is now generally accepted as an important feature in the therapeutics of all tuberculous infections. A striking example of this is found in the promptness with which an acute tuberculous infection of the hip or knee joint is quieted by rest from the application of a plaster cast. The immobilization or splinting of a tuberculous lung…

    Wtf. It’s like reading about all those radium based therapies for whatever ails you.

    • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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      You picked a ‘cure’ that wasn’t tested.

      It may seem crazy, but back in the day, artificial pneumothorax was the best thing they had.