The mission of our medical institution is basically to treat pulmonary tuberculous patients. However, due to the submountain location of the sanatorium, which is far from the town, the sanatorium has had many opportunities to see patients with various kinds of diseases. In other words, the sanatorium has played a role as an emergency hospital.
The author reports statistical analysis on 170 patients mostly of bone and joint injuries from January 1, 1953 to December 31, 1958. Simultaneously, the author desires that a review and discussion be made by the readers on what the sanatoriums in the similar enviroments should do when they meet with the same difficulties.
