. Birth fractures and epiphyseal dislocations . Fig. 139-—Case 3^ At the end of the seventh week the new bone nearly-equaled the old in density. The beveling off of the superfluous portion of theoriginal shaft in front and below had begun, while the new and the oldbone were seen to be rounding off at the extremity to occupy the cup-shapeddepression in the upper surface of the cartilaginous epiphysis. (See Fig. 131.). Fin. 140.—Case 3. Three and a half months after nijury the new bonehad almost blended with the original along the posterior humeral extent and degree of Ijeveling of the
. Birth fractures and epiphyseal dislocations . Fig. 139-—Case 3^ At the end of the seventh week the new bone nearly-equaled the old in density. The beveling off of the superfluous portion of theoriginal shaft in front and below had begun, while the new and the oldbone were seen to be rounding off at the extremity to occupy the cup-shapeddepression in the upper surface of the cartilaginous epiphysis. (See Fig. 131.). Fin. 140.—Case 3. Three and a half months after nijury the new bonehad almost blended with the original along the posterior humeral extent and degree of Ijeveling of the shaft in front and below wasclearly shown, a change late in making its appearance, for the reason thatthe process of absorption of bone is less rapid than the production of callous mass felt about the lower part of the arm, during the earlierweeks, resembling that found in a supracondylar fracture in childhood, hadentirely disappeared. 128
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