. The Roentgen rays in medicine and surgery as an aid in diagnosis and as a therapeutic agent; designed for the use of practitioners and students . Fig. 276. John S. Plate placed on front of leg. This view does not show iracture, but it is clearlyseen in the lateral view (see preceding figure).. Fig. 277. Patient of Dr. Gushing. Fracture of lower end of fibula. In this case, of a womanthirty years old, the left ankle was much swollen, and there was also much swelling of the leg andfoot; tenderness began 6 centimetres above the tip of the external malleolus. Careful examinationby the usual meth
. The Roentgen rays in medicine and surgery as an aid in diagnosis and as a therapeutic agent; designed for the use of practitioners and students . Fig. 276. John S. Plate placed on front of leg. This view does not show iracture, but it is clearlyseen in the lateral view (see preceding figure).. Fig. 277. Patient of Dr. Gushing. Fracture of lower end of fibula. In this case, of a womanthirty years old, the left ankle was much swollen, and there was also much swelling of the leg andfoot; tenderness began 6 centimetres above the tip of the external malleolus. Careful examinationby the usual methods was not possible on account of oedema and swelling. Two X-ray photographswere taken. The one from the antero-posterior view showed no fracture; the lateral view showedfracture. FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS 505 more clearly the exact condition of the bones than can be obtained in any-other way. Stereoscopic pictures are also excellent. Importance of Two Views. — The following case(Hke John S., , 276) illustrates the importance of two views : —
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