A practical and systematic treatise on fractures and dislocations . from over-lapping of the fragments; and, in addition, there may be an-gular deformity, as seen in the following diagram. Theshortening in the cases attracting attention, which constitutes Of the Femur. 19D Fio. 78. about one-tliird of ull iVaclui-es of the shaft of the femur,amounts to three quarters of uu inch. No shortening ^vhicllis less than half an inch attracts atten-tion or proves a serious souice of com-plaint; but in rare instances the over-lapping reaches several inches. In several mal-practice suits in whichI have b
A practical and systematic treatise on fractures and dislocations . from over-lapping of the fragments; and, in addition, there may be an-gular deformity, as seen in the following diagram. Theshortening in the cases attracting attention, which constitutes Of the Femur. 19D Fio. 78. about one-tliird of ull iVaclui-es of the shaft of the femur,amounts to three quarters of uu inch. No shortening ^vhicllis less than half an inch attracts atten-tion or proves a serious souice of com-plaint; but in rare instances the over-lapping reaches several inches. In several mal-practice suits in whichI have been called to give testimony asan expert, I have found the shorteningto be from one to three inches. In ad-dition to the shortening there has gen-erally been angular deformity, and ex-cess of callus which seriously interferedwith the functions of the limb. In someof these malpractice cases the faultseemed to result from surgical incompe-tency ; and in others the defect mayhave arisen from untoward circumstan-ces beyond the control of the profes-sional Union of the fragments withahorteniug, and angular de-formity. Fig. 79.
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