. Transactions of the Western Surgical Association. Thebones were wired, the wound closed in the usual manner, andthe arm was up at a right angle for six weeks. Recoverywithout deformity followed. Case 8.—V. E., aged 4, sustained a fracture of the externalcondyle of the right humerus, the joint was opened on Octo-ber 30, 1908. The fracture was adjusted and wired with sil-ver wire, and put up at a right angle for six weeks. Thejoint was fully restored. Case 9.—Mr. C. W. T., aged 46, fractured the lower endof the right fibula and also sustained a dislocation of thefibula. It could not be replace
. Transactions of the Western Surgical Association. Thebones were wired, the wound closed in the usual manner, andthe arm was up at a right angle for six weeks. Recoverywithout deformity followed. Case 8.—V. E., aged 4, sustained a fracture of the externalcondyle of the right humerus, the joint was opened on Octo-ber 30, 1908. The fracture was adjusted and wired with sil-ver wire, and put up at a right angle for six weeks. Thejoint was fully restored. Case 9.—Mr. C. W. T., aged 46, fractured the lower endof the right fibula and also sustained a dislocation of thefibula. It could not be replaced without an open bone was wired, and the dislocation reduced at St. An-thonys Hospital on December 30, 1913. A lateral splint wasapplied for six weeks without deformity. Case 10.—D. J., aged 5, had a fracture of both condyles ofthe right humerus, and was operated on at Rock Island Hos-pital on September 23, 1914. The bones were wired, and theelbow placed in a right-angled splint for six weeks, with re-covery without Fig. 1. Fracture of the upper endof the ulna. Both arms are shownfor comparison.
Size: 1532px × 1632px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, booksubjectgeneralsurgery, booksubjectsurgery
