. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. separate thefragments; possibly the fixation was due to incompleteness of theprimary separation at some point on the periphery, as in the so-calledincomplete fractures (Fig. 175). 1 Bigelow: Lcc. cit., p. 131. FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR. 321 The periosteum of the neck appears usually to remain untorn overa portion of the periphery, and may even be complete, as in careported by Mayor1 ;hhI En one of my specimens theuntorn portion is ii;irly an inch wide and is situated at the lower andposterior portion of tin; neck; in another it was b
. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. separate thefragments; possibly the fixation was due to incompleteness of theprimary separation at some point on the periphery, as in the so-calledincomplete fractures (Fig. 175). 1 Bigelow: Lcc. cit., p. 131. FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR. 321 The periosteum of the neck appears usually to remain untorn overa portion of the periphery, and may even be complete, as in careported by Mayor1 ;hhI En one of my specimens theuntorn portion is ii;irly an inch wide and is situated at the lower andposterior portion of tin; neck; in another it was broadly preserved inthree hands; in other reported cases it has been behind, behind andabove, and above and in front. If the primary displacement is great,or if it is increased by an attempt to hear the weight upon the limb,the rupture may he or may become complete and the fragments mayhe widely separated, both of which circumstances would seriously affectthe prognosis; under similar circumstances the capsule may be torn. Fig. 174. Fig.
Size: 1219px × 2049px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublishernewyork, booksubjec
